Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 17, 12:00 PM CST until February 17, 08:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	SW 3 mph
Barometer	29.83 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint	42°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Feb 10:56 am CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ENE Fullerton NE

Fire Weather Watch February 17, 12:00pm until February 17, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Washington's Birthday
High: 70 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 78 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Chance Rain
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 62 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 38 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 14 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 36 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A chance of rain and snow before noon, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.