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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1023.7 mb)
Dewpoint 5°F (-15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 28 Jan 2:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Platte Center NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Light and variable wind.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 8 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -7. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 23. Light and variable wind.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 14. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -7. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Platte Center NE
 41.53°N 97.48°W (Elev. 1542 ft)
Last Update:
3:06 pm CST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Jan 28, 2026-6pm CST Feb 4, 2026
 
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