Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

-10°F

-23°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	SW 6 mph
Barometer	30.62 in (1041.5 mb)
Dewpoint	-17°F (-27°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	-24°F (-31°C)
Last update	21 Jan 2:56 am CST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

Extreme Cold Warning January 21, 03:48am until January 21, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Warning

Extreme Cold Warning January 21, 03:48am until January 21, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Tue
Extreme Cold Warning
Overnight
Low: -12 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 25 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Snow
Wednesday
High: 34 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 12 °F
Chance
Flurries
Thursday
High: 24 °F
Chance
Flurries
Thursday Night
Low: 6 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 36 °F
Partly Sunny
then Partly
Sunny and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Clear, with a steady temperature around -12. Wind chill values as low as -26. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -30. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of flurries between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday

A chance of flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.