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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Light Snow and Windy

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NW 36 G 41 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1023.3 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill1°F (-17°C)
Last update 15 Mar 6:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

Cold Weather Advisory March 16, 01:00am until March 16, 10:00am
Winter Weather Advisory March 15, 07:27pm until March 15, 09:00pm
High Wind Warning March 15, 07:27pm until March 16, 01:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory
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High Wind Warning
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    Winter Weather Advisory March 15, 07:27pm until March 15, 09:00pm
    High Wind Warning March 15, 07:27pm until March 16, 01:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Tonight

    Low: 3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -16. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -21. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 14 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Howells NE
 41.73°N 97.02°W (Elev. 1529 ft)
Last Update:
7:05 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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