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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 14 Mar 1:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

High Wind Watch March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 01:00am
Winter Storm Watch March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 01:00am
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High Wind Watch
Winter Storm Watch

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow. Patchy blowing snow. High near 36. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 34 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 24. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. East southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. High near 36. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 34 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 24. Windy, with a north northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Howells NE
 41.73°N 97.02°W (Elev. 1529 ft)
Last Update:
1:35 am CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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