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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Aug 2:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus NE

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog before 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a steady temperature around 62. Calm wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog before 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a steady temperature around 62. Calm wind.
Sunday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Light south wind becoming south southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus NE
 41.44°N 97.33°W (Elev. 1434 ft)
Last Update:
1:35 am CDT Aug 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Aug 2, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 8, 2026
 
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