Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and warm, very dry conditions will lead to a Critical Risk of fire weather across much of the High Plains through Thursday. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and precipitation from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierra-Nevada and northern Rockies. Heavy snow will continue in the northern Rockies on Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity	56%
Wind Speed	S 20 G 30 mph
Barometer	29.82 in (1009.1 mb)
Dewpoint	59°F (15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	22 Apr 12:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Creston NE

Red Flag Warning until April 22, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Red Flag Warning until April 22, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Wed
Red Flag Warning
This Afternoon
High: 83 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 59 °F
Windy.
Increasing
Clouds then
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 77 °F
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 63 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 37 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 61 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 45 °F
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 83. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 59. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 14 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 63. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Sunday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Sunday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.