Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heat

Scattered severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall are possible today in the Mid Atlantic, posing a risk for damaging winds and isolated flash flooding. Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect today for northeast Texas into southern Oklahoma and Arkansas. Extreme Heat Warnings are also in effect for the Desert Southwest today into Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 20 Aug 1:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Columbus NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 8 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 85 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light northeast wind.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light northeast wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Columbus NE
 41.42°N 97.39°W (Elev. 1447 ft)
1:47 pm CDT Aug 20, 2026
2pm CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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