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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Mostly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index92°F (33°C)
Last update 26 Jul 4:45 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Columbus IN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light west wind.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 75 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light west wind.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8pm and 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A chance of thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Columbus IN
 39.18°N 85.92°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
4:45 pm EDT Jul 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EDT Jul 26, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 1, 2026
 
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