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Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

52°F

11°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.7 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 14 Oct 10:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rising City NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Steady temperature around 51. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 57. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 57 °F

    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Steady temperature around 51. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 57. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rising City NE
 41.2°N 97.3°W (Elev. 1581 ft)
Last Update:
10:56 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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