Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Mar 3:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am.  Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 46. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Areas of fog before 9am. High near 65. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 65 °F

    Rain and
    Areas Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain likely before 3am, then a slight chance of snow and sleet. Some thunder is also possible.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.

    Low: 27 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Patchy fog after midnight. Low around 46. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 3pm and 5pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of fog before 9am. High near 65. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Rain likely before 3am, then a slight chance of snow and sleet. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation expected.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE
 41.44°N 97.33°W (Elev. 1434 ft)
3:35 pm CST Mar 5, 2026
3pm CST Mar 5, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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