Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	SE 6 mph
Barometer	30.10 in (1018.7 mb)
Dewpoint	62°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	5 Aug 3:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Richland NE

Today
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 66 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 87 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 73 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 91 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 9 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning.