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Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

44°F

7°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1018.9 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 2 Mar 7:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of drizzle, mainly between midnight and 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance
    Drizzle and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of drizzle before noon, then a slight chance of rain after noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light south southeast wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 48. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy

  • 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. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of drizzle, mainly between midnight and 4am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of drizzle before noon, then a slight chance of rain after noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Light south southeast wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 48. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of rain. Sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 Mar 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Mar 2, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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