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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Overcast

54°F

12°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Dec 9:45 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus IN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of drizzle. Patchy dense fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 56 by 3am. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 52 °F⇑

    Areas Drizzle
    and Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Christmas Day

    Christmas Day: Patchy drizzle before 3pm. Areas of dense fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Patchy
    Drizzle and
    Areas Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely with patchy drizzle before 7pm, then rain likely after 7pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 65 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain likely before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Rain Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of drizzle. Patchy dense fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 56 by 3am. Light and variable wind.
Christmas Day
Patchy drizzle before 3pm. Areas of dense fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Rain likely with patchy drizzle before 7pm, then rain likely after 7pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Rain likely before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus IN
 39.2°N 85.92°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
10:15 pm EST Dec 24, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm EST Dec 24, 2025-6pm EST Dec 31, 2025
 
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