Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity	64%
Wind Speed	E 8 mph
Barometer	30.20 in (1023.2 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	30°F (-1°C)
Last update	20 Apr 3:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

Today
High: 75 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Mostly
Clear and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 82 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Windy. Partly
Cloudy then
Slight Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 78 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Friday
High: 60 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Windy, with a south wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 24 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Sunday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.