Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.17 in (1022.3 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	1 May 11:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

Freeze Warning May 2, 01:00am until May 2, 08:00am

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Freeze Warning

Overnight
Low: 30 °F
Frost
Saturday
High: 68 °F
Frost then
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Sunday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 76 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 42 °F
Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 56 °F
Chance
Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. Light northwest wind.

Saturday

Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Light west northwest wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 70. North wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind 7 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 56. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North northeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.