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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed E 10 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 14 Mar 4:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Leigh NE

High Wind Watch March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 01:00am
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  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a southeast wind 13 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 34 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 34 °F⇓

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -17. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a southeast wind 13 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 34 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -17. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Leigh NE
 41.71°N 97.25°W (Elev. 1650 ft)
Last Update:
4:35 am CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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