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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed E 7 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 20 Jan 5:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

Wind Advisory January 21, 10:00am until January 21, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 10pm, then a chance of flurries between 10pm and 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 17 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 4 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. East northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 10pm, then a chance of flurries between 10pm and 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west southwest wind 7 to 17 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 4. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. East northeast wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 31. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 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:
6:35 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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