Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. 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

Fire Weather Watch in effect from February 17, 12:00 PM CST until February 17, 08:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	SW 5 mph
Barometer	29.79 in (1009.2 mb)
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	16 Feb 4:56 am CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNE Genoa NE

Fire Weather Watch February 17, 12:00pm until February 17, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

Washington's Birthday
High: 69 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 77 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Sunny
and Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Chance Rain
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 60 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 37 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 35 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of rain before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow between midnight and 3am, then a chance of snow after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A chance of rain and snow before noon, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.