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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Partly Cloudy

45°F

7°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 13 Jan 6:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Creston NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers before 1am, then a chance of sprinkles between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Blustery
    then Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 30. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers before 1am, then a chance of sprinkles between 1am and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 30. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 30. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles S Creston NE
 41.66°N 97.37°W (Elev. 1650 ft)
Last Update:
7:31 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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