Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	E 10 mph
Barometer	29.53 in (1000.4 mb)
Dewpoint	42°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	41°F (5°C)
Last update	17 Feb 6:56 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Genoa NE

Red Flag Warning February 17, 12:00pm until February 17, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 76 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance Rain
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 38 °F
Breezy.
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 62 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 38 °F
Snow Likely
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 13 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 33 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 15 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 38 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of rain after midnight, mixing with snow after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Snow likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 33.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 11.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 33.