Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

80°F

27°C

Humidity	87%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	29.94 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Heat Index	85°F (29°C)
Last update	5 Sep 8:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles W Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

Tonight
Low: 71 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 90 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 70 °F
Heavy Rain
Labor Day
High: 93 °F
Partly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 74 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 91 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 65 °F
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 83 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 61 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 6 mph.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Light southeast wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between midnight and 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Labor Day

Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light north northeast wind.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.