Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Mostly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	NW 8 mph
Barometer	29.94 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint	64°F (18°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Jun 7:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE Columbus Municipal Automatic Weather Observing NE

Extreme Heat Watch June 20, 10:00am until June 22, 09:00pm

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Extreme Heat Watch

Tonight
Low: 58 °F
Mostly Clear
Juneteenth
High: 92 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 99 °F
Hot and Windy
Friday Night
Low: 78 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 101 °F
Hot and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 79 °F
Clear and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 98 °F
Hot and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 72 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Juneteenth

Sunny, with a high near 92. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Windy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 79. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Windy, with a south wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.

Wednesday

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.