Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.02 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint	62°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	2 Aug 2:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Platte Center NE

Overnight
Low: 62 °F
Patchy Fog
Sunday
High: 88 °F
Areas Fog
then Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 92 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Clear
then Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 79 °F
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Wednesday
High: 77 °F
Showers
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 58 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, clear, with a steady temperature around 62. Calm wind.

Sunday

Areas of fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.