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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 Breezy

51°F

11°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed N 24 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1023.1 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 22 Mar 3:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. Light south southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a north wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 18 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 50. Light south southeast wind becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a north wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Howells NE
 41.73°N 97.02°W (Elev. 1529 ft)
Last Update:
4:35 pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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