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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair and Breezy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed N 23 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1005.6 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 22 Mar 3:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Light south wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Light south wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 21 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. North wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 8 to 16 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:
4:35 am CDT Mar 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT Mar 22, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 28, 2026
 
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