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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

55°F

13°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.8 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 15 Oct 4:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus NE

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 08:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 60. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus NE
 41.42°N 97.36°W (Elev. 1450 ft)
Last Update:
4:35 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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