Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

72°F

22°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	S 5 mph
Barometer	30.05 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint	72°F (22°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	8 Sep 10:56 pm CDT

More Information:

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

Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Columbus NE

Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 81 °F
Patchy Fog
then Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 82 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 89 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 57 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light north. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon.