Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

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Humidity NA
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Last update *** Not a current observation ***
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Howells NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 46. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Howells NE
 41.67°N 96.96°W (Elev. 1444 ft)
5:36 pm CDT Oct 17, 2025
5pm CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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