Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity	44%
Wind Speed	SE 9 mph
Barometer	29.96 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	14 May 1:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Leigh NE

Overnight
Low: 55 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 83 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 52 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Friday
High: 89 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 55 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 55 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 85 °F
Showers
Likely and
Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 58 °F
Showers
Likely and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 8 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

Saturday

A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with a southeast wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Sunday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Windy, with a south southeast wind 23 to 29 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.