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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 65%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1019.4 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 2 Feb 2:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 33. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and noon. Cloudy, with a high near 33. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 46. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Howells NE
 41.73°N 97.02°W (Elev. 1529 ft)
Last Update:
3:17 pm CST Feb 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Feb 2, 2026-6pm CST Feb 9, 2026
 
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