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Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed N 12 mph
Barometer 30.27 in (1025.8 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Apr 6:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 43 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Howells NE
 41.73°N 97.02°W (Elev. 1529 ft)
Last Update:
7:35 pm CDT Apr 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Apr 5, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 12, 2026
 
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