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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

46°F

8°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed N 12 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 13 Mar 1:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus NE

High Wind Watch March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 01:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. East southeast wind 7 to 17 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 10am. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. East southeast wind 7 to 17 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 10am. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 26 to 31 mph increasing to 32 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Windy, with a north northwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West southwest wind 6 to 10 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 pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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