Columbus, Nebraska 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
300 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Areas of light snow developing tonight with the best chances
  (50-90% PoPs) south of I-80. Light snow to continue in
  southeast NE and southwest IA Saturday into Saturday night.

- Highest totals of 2-4" along the KS border, decreasing with
  northeast extent. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect.

- Continued cold through Monday morning. Coldest wind chills of
  -15 to -25 expected Monday morning.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 249 AM CST Sat Jan 24 2026

Today...

Dry air hindered snowfall production for locations north of HWY-30
overnight, while those across the southern half of our forecast area
will likely be waking up to at least a dusting of light snow. As of
2 AM, road cameras show snow covered roads across Lincoln, and
through Omaha, with a notable improvement across the river in
Iowa. With temperatures bottoming out in the single digits
below 0, even a light breeze pulled wind chills down to the
negative teens overnight. Subtle isentropic lift, reinforced by
transient frontogenesis will continue to bring snow, primarily
to southeast Nebraska this morning, before tapering off
this afternoon. When all is said and done, expect totals up to
2-3" near the Kansas border, with amounts tapering off to the
north. Some locations north of I-80 could see little more than
a dusting. Minor travel impacts (e.g., reduced visibilities
and/or snow- covered roads) will continue in the area of highest
accumulation, where a Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect
until 6 AM Sunday. Additionally, conditions appear just snowy
enough to create slick roads along I-80 from Omaha through
Lincoln this morning. Therefore opted to add another Winter
Weather Advisory segment for this area until noon, when
snowfall will likely taper off sooner.

Temperatures will struggle to recover under cloudy skies this
afternoon, likely only reaching 5 to 10 degrees. But, that is
still double what we saw on Friday.

Sunday through Monday Morning...

Tonight, lows fall back into the single digits below 0, with wind
chills of -5 to -15. We`ll see a brief "warm up" on Sunday, when
highs double again, reaching the mid teens above 0. However, it will
be short-lived as the next surge of arctic air moves in Sunday
night/Monday morning. Lows to start the school week will fall to -4
to -10, with a light north wind making it feel like -15 to -25
in some locations. This could eventually necessitate another
round of Cold Weather headlines.

Monday and Beyond...

With large scale troughing moving off to the east, and ridging
building over the western CONUS, expect dry conditions with another
brief warming trend Monday through Wednesday. Highs each day
are expected to reach the upper 20s and low 30s, with a few
upper 30s possible Wednesday. Lows Tuesday and Wednesday morning
will remain in the single digits to low teens above 0.

A trough diving south through the Great Lakes could being us a
glancing blow of light precip Wednesday, but latest model runs have
shifted it just to the east of us. Temperatures will likely dip back
into the 20s by the end of the week.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1121 PM CST Fri Jan 23 2026

MVFR conditions are observed at KOMA and KLNK late this evening
as snowfall has pushed into the terminals, while KOFK remains
just north of the current snowband. Should see some flakes fly
at KOFK after 07z, but the bulk of the activity should remain
at KLNK and KOMA. Have introduced MVFR visibilities at KOMA and
KLNK for this issuance given latest observations seen within the
snow, but could also see brief drops to IFR visibilities in the
heaviest snow. Gradual improvement is expected by mid morning as
snow tapers off although ceilings will remain in MVFR at KLNK
for much of the morning and afternoon.

Winds remain light through the TAF cycle from the northeast,
turning south southeasterly by the late afternoon and evening
hours.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...Winter Weather Advisory until noon CST today for NEZ051>053-
     066>068-078.
     Winter Weather Advisory until 6 AM CST Sunday for NEZ088>093.
IA...None.

&&

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DISCUSSION...KG
AVIATION...Castillo