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Columbus, NE weather
It is 52°F and fog/mist at Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 4:15 AM CDT. Overnight: Chance Rain Showers, low near 53°F, 16% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:11 AM CDT.
Current conditions
Temperature
52°F
Fog/Mist
Wind
E 7 mph
Humidity 100% · dew point 52°F
Pressure · visibility
29.98 inHg
Visibility 4 mi
Observed at Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU), Oct 28, 4:15 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.
Alerts for this area
No active NWS alerts cover the Columbus forecast zone right now.
Around the NWS OAX forecast area
1 active alert covers zones served by the OAX office near Columbus:
- Dense Fog Advisory
From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Nebraska has 6 active alerts: see them all.
For official warnings, check weather.gov and your local authorities. OpenForecast repeats National Weather Service alerts and may be delayed or incomplete. Follow instructions from emergency officials.
Next 24 hours
| Time | Temp | Forecast | Precip. chance | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6 AM | 54°F | Partly Sunny | 8% | SE 8 mph |
| Wed 7 AM | 55°F | Partly Sunny | 0% | SE 9 mph |
| Wed 8 AM | 55°F | Partly Sunny | 6% | SSE 9 mph |
| Wed 9 AM | 57°F | Partly Sunny | 2% | SSE 9 mph |
| Wed 10 AM | 61°F | Mostly Cloudy | 0% | S 10 mph |
| Wed 11 AM | 65°F | Mostly Cloudy | 0% | S 13 mph |
| Wed 12 PM | 67°F | Mostly Cloudy | 0% | S 14 mph |
| Wed 1 PM | 69°F | Mostly Cloudy | 1% | SSW 15 mph |
| Wed 2 PM | 70°F | Mostly Cloudy | 4% | SSW 14 mph |
| Wed 3 PM | 70°F | Partly Sunny | 9% | SW 13 mph |
| Wed 4 PM | 71°F | Partly Sunny | 13% | WSW 12 mph |
| Wed 5 PM | 70°F | Partly Sunny | 9% | SW 9 mph |
| Wed 6 PM | 68°F | Partly Cloudy | 4% | WSW 6 mph |
| Wed 7 PM | 65°F | Partly Cloudy | 0% | W 6 mph |
| Wed 8 PM | 60°F | Partly Cloudy | 0% | WNW 6 mph |
| Wed 9 PM | 57°F | Mostly Clear | 0% | WNW 6 mph |
| Wed 10 PM | 55°F | Mostly Clear | 0% | NNW 7 mph |
| Wed 11 PM | 53°F | Mostly Clear | 0% | N 8 mph |
| Thu 12 AM | 52°F | Clear | 0% | N 7 mph |
| Thu 1 AM | 50°F | Mostly Clear | 0% | N 5 mph |
| Thu 2 AM | 48°F | Mostly Clear | 0% | NNW 6 mph |
| Thu 3 AM | 46°F | Mostly Clear | 0% | N 3 mph |
| Thu 4 AM | 46°F | Mostly Clear | 0% | N 3 mph |
| Thu 5 AM | 44°F | Partly Cloudy | 0% | N 5 mph |
Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Columbus can differ.
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7-day forecast
Overnight
Low 53°F
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
High 71°F·Low 43°F
Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday
High 66°F·Low 48°F
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
High 65°F·Low 51°F
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
High 65°F·Low 50°F
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind 1 to 7 mph.
Sunday
High 66°F·Low 51°F
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 1 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday
High 62°F·Low 46°F
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 62. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
High 59°F
A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Nearby cities
- Norfolk, NE 41 mi
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- Grand Island, NE 63 mi
- Omaha, NE 69 mi
- Papillion, NE 69 mi
- Bellevue, NE 76 mi
- Hastings, NE 79 mi
Larger cities in the area
- Lincoln, NE 56 mi · pop. 300,619
- Omaha, NE 69 mi · pop. 489,265
- Bellevue, NE 76 mi · pop. 64,777
- Sioux City, IA 88 mi · pop. 86,875
See every city we cover in Nebraska, or check all active alerts.
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About this forecast
- Forecast office
- Columbus is served by the National Weather Service OAX forecast office, forecast zone NEZ042, county zone NEC141.
- Location used
- The Census Bureau's internal point for Columbus (41.4371, -97.3574), in Platte County. Population: 25,126 (2024 estimate), number 10 of the 11 Nebraska cities on this site.
- Radar
- Nearest NWS radar: KOAX. View it on radar.weather.gov.
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Sources
- Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/41.4371,-97.3574 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:11 AM CDT).
- Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
- City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
- Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.
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