Columbus, Nebraska Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——81°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle——82°58°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast11%—86°64°+4°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——77°60°-9°
- FridayJun 19Overcast19%—82°56°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle63%0.02″76°65°-6°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm63%0.05″83°67°+7°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 4.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:57 AM
- Moonset
- 9:23 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Mon81°50°1%
- Tue82°58°3%
- Wed86°64°11%
- Thu77°60°4%
- Fri82°56°19%
- Sat76°65°63%
- Sun83°67°63%
- Mon78°64°26%
- Tue79°62°17%
- Wed78°64°24%
- Thu75°65°16%
- Fri85°65°27%
- Sat88°70°33%
- Sun80°59°19%
- Mon66°57°27%
- Tue80°53°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Columbus
SPC has placed Columbus in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Columbus
- 68601
- 68602