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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fog/Mist

38°F

3°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 3 Mar 7:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

Dense Fog Advisory until March 3, 11:00am
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    Dense Fog Advisory until March 3, 11:00am

    NOW until 11:00am Tue

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Today

    High: 50 °F

    Slight Chance
    Drizzle and
    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of drizzle, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Chance
    Drizzle

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Light southeast wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 50. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 69. South wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 69 °F

    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of drizzle before noon. Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of drizzle, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Light southeast wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light south wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 50. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 69. South wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 34. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust 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:
7:38 am CST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Mar 3, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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