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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Partly Cloudy

74°F

23°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1004.0 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Apr 3:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 51 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE
 41.44°N 97.33°W (Elev. 1434 ft)
Last Update:
4:35 pm CDT Apr 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Apr 14, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 21, 2026
 
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