What is the weather in Columbus, NE right now?

The latest observation from Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport was 54°F and cloudy, reported at 10/26/2026, 8:56 PM CDT.

Will it rain in Columbus, NE in the next 24 hours?

The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.

What is the 10-day forecast for Columbus, NE?

The first 8 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 9 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 4) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 59°F to 60°F and up to a 43% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Columbus, NE today?

Sunrise is about 7:54 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:32 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).

What is the normal October weather in Columbus, NE?

At Columbus 3 NE, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 63°F and the normal low is 41°F.

Checked Oct 26, 2026

Columbus, NE Weather

Current conditions, hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Columbus, NE current weather

54°F

Cloudy

H -- / L 40°Feels like 54°

Rain ending around 10 PM

Observed at Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (2 mi away), 10/26/2026, 8:56 PM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 8:26 PM

Now53°33%
10 PM51°25%
11 PM50°24%
Tue12 AM49°17%
1 AM48°13%
2 AM47°10%
3 AM44°
4 AM44°
5 AM43°
6 AM41°
7 AM42°
8 AM41°
9 AM44°
10 AM47°
11 AM50°
12 PM52°
1 PM54°
2 PM56°
3 PM58°10%
4 PM59°10%
5 PM60°11%
6 PM59°11%
7 PM60°12%
8 PM57°14%
9 PM55°18%
10 PM56°19%
11 PM56°20%
Wed12 AM55°19%
1 AM55°18%
2 AM55°19%
3 AM55°20%
4 AM55°19%
5 AM54°19%
6 AM54°18%
7 AM52°11%
8 AM54°11%
9 AM56°11%
10 AM61°11%
11 AM64°11%
12 PM66°11%
1 PM68°15%
2 PM70°15%
3 PM71°15%
4 PM71°15%
5 PM71°15%
6 PM69°15%
7 PM67°
8 PM65°

10-day forecast

Tap a day for details

Today10/2633% chance of precipitationLow 40°High
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance Rain Showers
Tue10/2720% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 61°
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 1 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly Cloudy
Wed10/2818% chance of precipitationLow 47°High 72°
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thu10/2928% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 69°
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly Sunny
Fri10/3062% chance of precipitationLow 53°High 71°
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Sat10/3141% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 68°
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 6 mph.
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sun11/152% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 67°
Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Mon11/261% chance of precipitationLow High 64°
Monday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Rain Showers Likely
Model blend
Tue11/3Model blend43% chance of precipitationLow 39°High 60°
Tuesday: Chance of rain. High near 60°. Low that night near 39°. About 0.32 in of precipitation, with about 0.1 in of snow.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Wed11/4Model blend23% chance of precipitationLow 37°High 59°
Wednesday: Partly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 59°. Low that night near 37°. About 0.01 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 41.435, -97.367 from the NWS OAX office, updated 10/26/2026, 8:26 PM CDT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 9 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KOLU (Columbus Muni, 2 mi), model run 10/26/2026, 3:00 PM CDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

Now53°Chance Rain Showers33%5 mph
10 PM51°Chance Rain Showers25%7 mph
11 PM50°Slight Chance Rain Showers24%8 mph
12 AM49°Slight Chance Rain Showers17%9 mph
1 AM48°Mostly Cloudy13%8 mph
2 AM47°Mostly Cloudy10%8 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

MonNow53° 33% Sky 84%5
10 PM51° 25% Sky 92%7
11 PM50°Feels 47°24% Sky 95%8
Tue 10/2712 AM49°Feels 45°17% Sky 90%9
1 AM48°Feels 44°13% Sky 85%8
2 AM47°Feels 43°10% Sky 86%8
3 AM44°Feels 40°3% Sky 87%7
4 AM44°Feels 40°8% Sky 85%7
5 AM43°Feels 39°7% Sky 90%7
6 AM41°Feels 37°6% Sky 93%7
7 AM42°Feels 39°5% Sky 93%5
8 AM41° 5% Sky 91%2
9 AM44° 6% Sky 91%1
10 AM47° 8% Sky 89%1
11 AM50° 8% Sky 88%1
12 PM52° 8% Sky 80%3
1 PM54° 8% Sky 55%5
2 PM56° 9% Sky 44%6
3 PM58° 10% Sky 43%7g13
4 PM59° 10% Sky 48%9g14
5 PM60° 11% Sky 48%8g14
6 PM59° 11% Sky 43%6
7 PM60° 12% Sky 48%6
8 PM57° 14% Sky 58%5
9 PM55° 18% Sky 75%6
10 PM56° 19% Sky 82%6
11 PM56° 20% Sky 81%6
Wed 10/2812 AM55° 19% Sky 76%6
1 AM55° 18% Sky 79%7
2 AM55° 19% Sky 71%7
3 AM55° 20% Sky 64%7
4 AM55° 19% Sky 59%7g12
5 AM54° 19% Sky 68%8
6 AM54° 18% Sky 74%8g13
7 AM52° 11% Sky 72%8g13
8 AM54° 11% Sky 68%9g14
9 AM56° 11% Sky 69%10g15
10 AM61° 11% Sky 69%10g17
11 AM64° 11% Sky 70%12g20
12 PM66° 11% Sky 72%13g21
1 PM68° 15% Sky 73%14g22
2 PM70° 15% Sky 71%14g22
3 PM71° 15% Sky 70%13g21
4 PM71° 15% Sky 68%12g18
5 PM71° 15% Sky 56%9g14
6 PM69° 15% Sky 43%7
7 PM67° 5% Sky 31%5
8 PM65° 5% Sky 29%3
9 PM62° 5% Sky 28%3
10 PM59° 5% Sky 26%3
11 PM57° 5% Sky 25%3
Thu 10/2912 AM56° 5% Sky 24%5
1 AM55° 1% Sky 23%5
2 AM53° 1% Sky 31%5
3 AM52° 1% Sky 39%5
4 AM50° 1% Sky 47%5
5 AM49° 1% Sky 49%5
6 AM47° 1% Sky 50%5
7 AM47° 0% Sky 52%5
8 AM49° 0% Sky 54%5
9 AM52° 0% Sky 55%6
10 AM55° 0% Sky 57%6
11 AM58° 0% Sky 51%6
12 PM61° 0% Sky 46%7
1 PM64° 2% Sky 40%7g12
2 PM66° 2% Sky 36%7g13
3 PM67° 2% Sky 31%8g13
4 PM68° 2% Sky 27%8g13
5 PM67° 2% Sky 33%8
6 PM66° 2% Sky 39%7
7 PM64° 15% Sky 44%3
8 PM61° 15% Sky 44%3
9 PM59° 15% Sky 44%3
10 PM57° 15% Sky 44%3
11 PM56° 15% Sky 44%3
Fri 10/3012 AM56° 15% Sky 44%2
1 AM56° 28%0.01"Sky 73%2
2 AM55° 28%0.01"Sky 73%2
3 AM55° 28%0.01"Sky 73%3
4 AM54° 28%0.01"Sky 73%3
5 AM54° 28%0.01"Sky 73%3
6 AM53° 28%0.01"Sky 73%3
7 AM54° 36% Sky 87%3
8 AM55° 36% Sky 87%3
9 AM58° 36% Sky 87%3g8
10 AM60° 36% Sky 87%5
11 AM63° 36% Sky 87%6g12
12 PM66° 36% Sky 87%7g14
1 PM68° 62%0.03"Sky 81%8g15
2 PM69° 62%0.03"Sky 81%8g16
3 PM70° 62%0.03"Sky 81%8g16
4 PM70° 62%0.03"Sky 81%8g15
5 PM70° 62%0.03"Sky 81%7g14
6 PM69° 62%0.03"Sky 81%6g12
7 PM67° 59%0.02"Sky 73%5g10
8 PM65° 59%0.02"Sky 73%5g10
9 PM62° 59%0.02"Sky 73%5g10
10 PM60° 59%0.02"Sky 73%5g10
11 PM59° 59%0.02"Sky 73%5g10
Sat 10/3112 AM59° 59%0.02"Sky 73%5
1 AM59° 41% Sky 82%5
2 AM58° 41% Sky 82%5
3 AM58° 41% Sky 82%5g10
4 AM57° 41% Sky 82%5g10
5 AM56° 41% Sky 82%5g10
6 AM56° 41% Sky 82%5g10
7 AM56° 32% Sky 78%5g10
8 AM57° 32% Sky 78%5g10
9 AM58° 32% Sky 78%6g12
10 AM60° 32% Sky 78%6g13
11 AM62° 32% Sky 78%7g14
12 PM64° 32% Sky 78%7g15
1 PM65° 29% Sky 68%8g16
2 PM66° 29% Sky 68%8g16
3 PM66° 29% Sky 68%8g15
4 PM66° 29% Sky 68%8g14
5 PM66° 29% Sky 68%7g13
6 PM65° 29% Sky 68%6
7 PM64° 25% Sky 64%5
8 PM62° 25% Sky 64%3g8
9 PM60° 25% Sky 64%3g8
10 PM58° 25% Sky 64%3g8
11 PM57° 25% Sky 64%3g8
Sun 11/112 AM57° 25% Sky 64%3
1 AM57° 21% Sky 68%3
1 AM56° 21% Sky 68%3
2 AM55° 21% Sky 68%3
3 AM54° 21% Sky 68%3
4 AM53° 21% Sky 68%3
5 AM53° 21% Sky 68%3
6 AM53° 14% Sky 62%3
7 AM54° 14% Sky 62%3g8
8 AM56° 14% Sky 62%5
9 AM58° 14% Sky 62%5g10
10 AM60° 14% Sky 62%6g12
11 AM62° 14% Sky 62%6g13
12 PM64° 20% Sky 65%7g14
1 PM65° 20% Sky 65%8g15
2 PM66° 20% Sky 65%8g15
3 PM66° 20% Sky 65%8g15
4 PM66° 20% Sky 65%7g14
5 PM65° 20% Sky 65%6g12
6 PM64° 39%0.02"Sky 73%5g10
7 PM62° 39%0.02"Sky 73%5
8 PM59° 39%0.02"Sky 73%5
9 PM57° 39%0.02"Sky 73%5
10 PM56° 39%0.02"Sky 73%5
11 PM56° 39%0.02"Sky 73%5
Mon 11/212 AM56° 52%0.09"Sky 87%5g10
1 AM55° 52%0.09"Sky 87%5g12
2 AM55° 52%0.09"Sky 87%6g13
3 AM54° 52%0.09"Sky 87%7g14
4 AM53° 52%0.09"Sky 87%8g15
5 AM53° 52%0.09"Sky 87%9g16
6 AM53° 61%0.07"Sky 82%10g18
7 AM54° 61%0.07"Sky 82%12g21

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/26/2026, 8:26 PM CDT

Rain and snow totals

Next 3 days, NWS forecast grid

Rain (liquid): 0.02 in
Snow: 0.00 in
Ice: 0.00 in

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Nearby hazards

Nebraska hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Platte County, week of 10/20/2026

No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.

Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Columbus, NE right now?: The latest observation from Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport was 54°F and cloudy, reported at 10/26/2026, 8:56 PM CDT.
Will it rain in Columbus, NE in the next 24 hours?: The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What is the 10-day forecast for Columbus, NE?: The first 8 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 9 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 4) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 59°F to 60°F and up to a 43% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Columbus, NE today?: Sunrise is about 7:54 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:32 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Columbus, NE?: At Columbus 3 NE, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 63°F and the normal low is 41°F.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise: 7:54 AM
Sunset: 6:32 PM
Daylight: 10 hr 38 min
Moon: Full Moon 99% lit

First light (civil dawn): 7:25 AM
Last light (civil dusk): 7 PM
Moonrise: 6:26 PM
Moonset: 8:33 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 63°, low 41°, precipitation 2.35 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Columbus 3 NE, 3 mi away.

Other places nearby

Data sources

National Weather Service APINOAA
National Blend of Models (NBM) text guidanceNOAA National Weather Service
Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

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