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Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.05 in (1018.9 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Jan 4:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WSW Columbus NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of sprinkles between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. North wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of sprinkles between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 57. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. North wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. West northwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles WSW Columbus NE
 41.42°N 97.39°W (Elev. 1447 ft)
Last Update:
4:36 pm CST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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