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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair and Breezy

56°F

13°C

Humidity 28%
Wind Speed SW 24 G 43 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Mar 11:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

Red Flag Warning until March 12, 09:00pm
High Wind Warning March 12, 07:00pm until March 13, 04:00am
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Red Flag Warning
High Wind Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning until March 12, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 24 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 9pm, then a slight chance of snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain before 4am, then rain and snow. Low around 26. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Rain Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. High near 35. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 35 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 71. Windy, with a west southwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 24 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain between 8pm and 9pm, then a slight chance of snow after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain before 4am, then rain and snow. Low around 26. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. High near 35. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. North northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind around 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
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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:
11:26 am CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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