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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair and Windy

41°F

5°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 26 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 13 Mar 2:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Leigh NE

High Wind Warning March 13, 03:42am until March 13, 04:00am
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 13, 03:42am until March 13, 04:00am

    NOW until 4:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely before 4am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with an east southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Rain
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10am. High near 34. Very windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 33 to 38 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Very Windy.
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely before 4am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery, with an east southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10am. High near 34. Very windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 33 to 38 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind around 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 7 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Leigh NE
 41.71°N 97.25°W (Elev. 1650 ft)
Last Update:
1:35 am CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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