National Weather Service Forecast for: Columbus NE
Issued by: National Weather Service WFO Omaha, NE
Updated: 10:42 pm CDT Jun 29, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Severe
T-Storms

 Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind.
Sunny

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms

 Wednesday

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

 Thursday

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Chance
T-storms

 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Chance
T-storms
Lo 71 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 70 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 95 °F Lo 72 °F

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
 

Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3am. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
 
 A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
 
 A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Independence Day
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday
 
 A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Columbus NE.