Severe Thunderstorms Likely Across the Ozarks and Lower Ohio Valley

Severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and a few tornadoes, are likely to develop this afternoon from parts of the lower Ohio Valley into the southern Plains. An Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) outlook has been issued. Further north, widespread rain showers are expected across portions of the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Apr 1:45 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles S Columbus IN

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 8 mph.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 81 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 5am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Low around 51. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Showers

    Low: 51 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered showers, mainly before 7am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

    High: 61 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 46 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 59 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 38 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 57 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 37 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    Sunny

    High: 63 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 8 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3am and 5am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Low around 51. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Scattered showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 64.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles S Columbus IN
 39.16°N 85.92°W (Elev. 600 ft)
2:19 pm EDT Apr 18, 2024
2pm EDT Apr 18, 2024-6pm EDT Apr 24, 2024
 
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