National Weather Service Forecast for: Columbus NE
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Updated: 4:37 am CDT Apr 16, 2025
 
Today

Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Becoming
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
 Thursday

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
 Friday

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Chance
Showers

 Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Chance
Showers
Hi 79 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 55 °F Lo 34 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 36 °F Hi 58 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert
 

Today
 
 Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 A chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Columbus NE.