Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity	65%
Wind Speed	S 5 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint	66°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	2 Aug 11:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Rising City NE

This Afternoon
High: 86 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 91 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 67 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 80 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 61 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Wednesday
High: 75 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 67. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 61. North northeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light east northeast after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.