Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	N 6 mph
Barometer	30.14 in (1019.8 mb)
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	27 Aug 12:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Platte Center NE

Overnight
Low: 60 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 63 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 86 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 70 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 75 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 71 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Light east wind.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light south southeast wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

Monday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.