Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

-5°F

-21°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed N 12 mph
Barometer 30.80 in (1047.3 mb)
Dewpoint -18°F (-28°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-24°F (-31°C)
Last update 23 Jan 10:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 11:16am until January 23, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning January 23, 11:16am until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 10pm.  Cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -12. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Calm wind.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: -8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Cloudy and cold, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -24. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -12. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -8. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE
 41.47°N 97.36°W (Elev. 1447 ft)
10:31 am CST Jan 23, 2026
11am CST Jan 23, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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