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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Light Snow

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed N 18 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.59 in (1039.0 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill-7°F (-22°C)
Last update 30 Jan 1:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 14. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light south southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 14. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -15. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light south southwest wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE
 41.44°N 97.33°W (Elev. 1434 ft)
Last Update:
2:01 pm CST Jan 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 30, 2026-6pm CST Feb 5, 2026
 
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