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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

A Few Clouds and Windy

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NW 26 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-8°F (-22°C)
Last update 16 Jan 10:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 4 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of flurries before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 3 by 11pm, then rising to around 13 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 3 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of snow before 3am, then a chance of flurries after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A chance of flurries before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -19. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 3 by 11pm, then rising to around 13 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Windy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 7 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. South southeast wind 9 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:
Howells NE
 41.73°N 97.02°W (Elev. 1529 ft)
Last Update:
10:26 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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