National Weather Service Forecast for: Columbus NE
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Updated: 1:35 am CDT Apr 6, 2026
 
Overnight

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly Cloudy


 Monday

Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Chance
Showers

 Monday
Night
Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Showers
Likely
 Tuesday

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 4pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50. East southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Chance
Rain/Snow
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Mostly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
 Wednesday

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Chance
Showers and
Breezy

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Showers
Likely

 Thursday

Thursday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Chance
Showers

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Chance
Showers
Lo 33 °F Hi 47 °F Lo 27 °F Hi 50 °F Lo 37 °F Hi 67 °F Lo 38 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 37 °F

 

Overnight
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
 
 A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of rain and snow showers before 4pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50. East southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 14 to 18 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
 
 A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
 
 Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Columbus NE.