97°F
Columbus, NE, USA

Have a Great Day!

Extreme Heat Warning EXTREME HEAT WARNING - Boone  - Butler  - Colfax  - Madison  - Merrick  - Nance  - Platte  - Polk  - Stanton
Heat Advisory HEAT ADVISORY - Boone  - Butler  - Colfax  - Merrick  - Nance  - Platte  - Polk

Updated: @ 26-Jul-2026 2:20pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Dry Dry
Currently: 97.2°F, Max: 97.3°F, Min: 76.8°F 97.2°F
Warmer 1.8°F than last hour.

Danger Heat

Heat Idx: 119.9°F

24-hr difference
2.3°FWarmer 2.3°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 97.3°F
2:14pm
98.3°F
5:01pm
Low: 76.8°F
6:11am
70.7°F
3:50am
 Wind from S S
9.2

Gust:
11.0 mph
3 Bft - Gentle Breeze
Today: 19.0 mph 1:10pm
Month: 38.0 mph Jul 8
Rain Today: 0.00 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0.00 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.00 in
This Month: 1.21 in
Season Total: 12.06 in
5 rain days in Jul.
Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 60 % Decreased 5.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 81.0°F Decreased 0.8°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.695 inHg Falling 0.03  inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Falling slowly
Sunrise: 6:18am
Sunset: 8:55pm
Moonrise: 6:38pm
Moonset: 3:06am
Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, Moon at 12 days in cycle
93%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   7.3     High 
High: 8.4 @ 1:40pm
1005 W/m2 (83 %)
High: 1359 @  1:52pm
 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon&Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 112. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Hot


Hi 101 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 112. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
 
Tonight

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear

Lo 77 °F
NWS forecast: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.