Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 17 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 6:45 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Freetown IN

Tornado Watch until March 11, 12:00pm
Wind Advisory March 11, 08:00am until March 11, 05:00pm
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Tornado Watch
Wind Advisory
  •  
    Tornado Watch until March 11, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Wed

    Tornado Watch

  • Today

    High: 70 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    then Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 32 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain and thunderstorms before 1pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Temperature rising to near 70 by 11am, then falling to around 58 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Rain and snow likely, mainly before 2am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Freetown IN
 39.08°N 86.1°W (Elev. 804 ft)
7:15 am EDT Mar 11, 2026
7am EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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