National Weather Service Forecast for: Columbus NE
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Updated: 4:05 am CDT Jun 22, 2026
 
Today

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly Cloudy

 Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
 Tuesday

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Chance
T-storms

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
 Thursday

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Slight Chance
T-storms

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Chance
Showers
Hi 72 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 75 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 77 °F Lo 56 °F Hi 74 °F Lo 57 °F Hi 75 °F

 

Today
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
 
 A slight chance of showers between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Columbus NE.