Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.93 in (1012.2 mb)
Dewpoint	75°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	4 Sep 10:56 pm CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

Columbus NE

Tonight
Low: 71 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 95 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 71 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 71 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Labor Day
High: 92 °F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 76 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 92 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 66 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Sunday

Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Labor Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light northeast wind.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.