National Weather Service Forecast for: Columbus NE
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Updated: 3:36 am CST Feb 2, 2026
 
Overnight

Overnight: Patchy fog.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. Calm wind.
Patchy Fog

Monday

Monday: Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph.
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Cloudy
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind.
Mostly Cloudy

Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.
Mostly Cloudy

Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain before 9pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance Wintry
Mix
Wednesday

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Partly Cloudy

Thursday

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunny

Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Mostly Clear

Lo 20 °F Hi 39 °F Lo 23 °F Hi 36 °F Lo 24 °F Hi 37 °F Lo 22 °F Hi 54 °F Lo 32 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

Overnight
 
Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 20. Calm wind.
Monday
 
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
 
A slight chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain before 9pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 9pm and 3am, then a chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
 
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Thursday
 
Sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Columbus NE.