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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed NE 13 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 1 Apr 7:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then showers likely after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 37. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 37 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of rain after 1pm. High near 49. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 49 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 47 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then showers likely after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Low around 37. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7am, then showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of rain after 1pm. High near 49. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust 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:
7:56 am CDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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