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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 20 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Mar 11:45 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NE Freetown IN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Low around 46. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers, mainly before 8am. Temperature falling to around 47 by 9am. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F⇓

    Showers then
    Scattered
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 63 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Low around 46. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers, mainly before 8am. Temperature falling to around 47 by 9am. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms, then a chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NE Freetown IN
 39.05°N 86.05°W (Elev. 594 ft)
Last Update:
12:15 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 1, 2026
 
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