Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	SW 7 mph
Barometer	29.98 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint	77°F (25°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	94°F (34°C)
Last update	25 Jul 11:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Richland NE

Heat Advisory July 25, 12:21pm until July 26, 12:00pm

Extreme Heat Warning July 26, 12:00pm until July 27, 07:00am

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Heat Advisory

Extreme Heat Warning

Heat Advisory July 25, 12:21pm until July 26, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sun
Heat Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 97 °F
Hot
Tonight
Low: 73 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 75 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 73 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 93 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 68 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. South wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 93. East northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.