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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

42°F

6°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 2 Apr 8:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind around 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 36. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog between 9am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind around 15 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northeast wind 11 to 14 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southeast wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 15 to 17 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 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:
8:57 pm CDT Apr 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Apr 2, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 9, 2026
 
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