Columbus, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Columbus NE
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Columbus NE
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE |
Updated: 5:30 am CDT Jul 8, 2025 |
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Today
 Becoming Sunny
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Tonight
 Mostly Clear
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Wednesday
 Mostly Sunny
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Wednesday Night
 Chance T-storms
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Thursday
 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance T-storms
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Thursday Night
 T-storms Likely
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Friday
 Chance T-storms
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Friday Night
 Chance Showers
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Saturday
 Mostly Sunny
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Hi 85 °F |
Lo 63 °F |
Hi 89 °F |
Lo 68 °F |
Hi 90 °F |
Lo 66 °F |
Hi 82 °F |
Lo 60 °F |
Hi 79 °F |
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Today
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Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind. |
Tonight
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Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind. |
Wednesday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning. |
Wednesday Night
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. |
Thursday
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A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
Thursday Night
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Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. |
Friday
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph. |
Friday Night
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A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. |
Saturday
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Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 6 mph. |
Saturday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. |
Sunday
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Sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. |
Sunday Night
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A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph. |
Monday
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Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 7 mph. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Columbus NE.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
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FXUS63 KOAX 081032
AFDOAX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
532 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Showers and thunderstorms associated with a departing complex
will gradually taper off through the morning hours.
- Additional storm chances persist through the work week, with
the greatest potential for severe weather and excessive
rainfall on Thursday.
- A trend toward drier and milder conditions is expected next
weekend.
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 246 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Short Term (Today and Tomorrow)
As of 2 AM, MRMS composite reflectivity displays last night`s MCS
pushing into northeast KS and northwest MO, leaving behind gradually
decaying showers and thunderstorms across the area. Zooming out,
water vapor imagery this morning displays a ridge centered over the
Four Corners region, leaving much of our area in northwesterly flow
aloft with a series of shortwave disturbances riding the ridge and
pushing into the area through the remainder of the work week.
Showers will continue to taper off through the morning with skies
clearing into the afternoon. This should allow afternoon highs to
climb into the mid to upper 80s. We can`t rule out a few diurnally
driven showers later today, though this chance remains low (< 20%),
given how overworked the environment is from the overnight MCS.
Wednesday will see similar conditions, with highs expected to top
out in the upper 80s to low 90s. An approaching shortwave
disturbance and associated vorticity maxima will approach the area
into the evening, bringing our next chance for precipitation (PoPs
20-35%). Storms are expected to initiate to our west along an
associated surface trough, with more than sufficient instability and
modest shear, bringing the potential for organized storms capable of
damaging winds and hail. However, shear gradually weakens as the
storms progress eastward towards our area. The main question that
remains is how storms will hold together as they progress into our
area, with the potential for them congealing into another MCS. The
SPC currently clips northeast NE with a marginal risk (level 1 of 5)
for severe weather.
Long Term (Thursday and Beyond)
Thursday is shaping up to be a day of active weather as a two potent
shortwave disturbance rounds the ridge and interact with each other
as they push from the northern Rockies into the northern Plains.
Ahead of an associated surface trough, strong southerly low-level
flow will help to usher in moisture, with a plume of 70+ dewpoints
excepted across the region. Additionally, steep mid-level lapse
rates and a tongue of very strong instability is expected to pull
into the area. Questions still remain with this setup and the
expected storm mode, though severe weather potential will be
something to keep an eye on. Additionally, the setup is looking
favorable for excessive rainfall given PWAT values pushing near 2".
PoPs currently peak at 45-60% late Thursday night before gradually
tapering off through Friday. The majority of the CWA is in both a
slight risk (level 2 of 5) for severe weather from SPC and
a slight risk for excessive rainfall (level 2 of 4) from WPC.
A brief cool down is expected Friday and Saturday on the back side
of the departing system, with highs taking a subtle drop into the
upper 70s to low 80s. PoPs taper off through the weekend as we
remain in zonal to northwesterly flow aloft with little to no
disturbances sliding by. High temperatures are expected to rebound
to the upper 80s by the end of the weekend.
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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 528 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025
Patchy fog and low-level stratus capable of MVFR conditions
will be possible this morning, although this possibility has not
been included in the TAFs at this time due to the limited
coverage. Amendments will be made if needed. Otherwise, VFR
conditions are expected through the remainder of the period.
Winds will remain calm, with the direction varying. Scattered,
high clouds will move in this afternoon.
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.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...None.
IA...None.
&&
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DISCUSSION...Wood
AVIATION...Wood
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