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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Fair and Breezy

81°F

27°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed SW 21 G 31 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index81°F (27°C)
Last update 26 Mar 6:45 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Story IN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 45. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 45 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 10am. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 51 °F⇓

    Showers
    Likely then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.

    High: 52 °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 62. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms, then a chance of rain after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 45. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 44 by 10am. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms, then a chance of rain after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Story IN
 39.08°N 86.16°W (Elev. 607 ft)
Last Update:
6:45 pm EDT Mar 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm EDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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