Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

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. Strong to severe thunderstorms may produce damaging wind, hail, a tornado or two, heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Heavy rainfall threat continues across the Gulf Coast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity	58%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	30.19 in (1021.8 mb)
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	27 Aug 11:56 am CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Platte Center NE

This Afternoon
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 62 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 86 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 72 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 75 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 94 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 90 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 83. Light south southeast wind.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Light southeast wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Light southeast wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Friday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.