National Weather Service Forecast for: Columbus NE
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Updated: 11:18 am CDT Jul 28, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
 Thursday

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers

 Friday

Friday: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunny
Hi 90 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 90 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 67 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 63 °F Hi 85 °F

 

This Afternoon
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. East wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light east southeast wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
 
 A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 62. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 9 mph.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Columbus NE.