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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

42°F

6°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 14 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1018.6 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 13 Mar 11:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Richland NE

High Wind Watch March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 01:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Blustery, with an east southeast wind 8 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 10am. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Blustery, with an east southeast wind 8 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 10am. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 24 to 29 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNW Richland NE
 41.51°N 97.28°W (Elev. 1499 ft)
Last Update:
11:47 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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