Coastal Threats for the East and Gulf; Record Warmth for the Central U.S.

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Mostly Cloudy

69°F

21°C

Humidity	59%
Wind Speed	S 15 G 23 mph
Barometer	29.79 in (1007.5 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	5 Oct 4:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

Today
High: 82 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 51 °F
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 58 °F
Showers
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 66 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 68 °F
Slight Chance
Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 78 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday

Showers likely, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light south southeast wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.