Columbus, NE Weather Forecast
Platte County, Nebraska
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Columbus, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Columbus, NE at a glance
Columbus is home to about 24,464 people in Platte County, across 11 square miles. It ranks 9th by population of 51 places in Nebraska with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Schuyler, 15 miles away.
- County
- Platte County
- Population
- 24,464 2023 est.
- Land area
- 11 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,307
- Forecast point
- 41.4371°N, 97.3574°W
How well can the network see Columbus?
The nearest Doppler radar is KOAX (Omaha, NE), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 3,700 ft above Columbus. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KOLU (Columbus Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Columbus
- Schuyler, NE15 mi
- David City, NE17 mi
- Seward, NE39 mi
- Central City, NE40 mi
- Norfolk, NE41 mi
- York, NE41 mi
- Wahoo, NE41 mi
- West Point, NE44 mi
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