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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Partly Cloudy

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill17°F (-8°C)
Last update 15 Jan 2:45 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus IN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind around 7 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before 2pm, then scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow
    then
    Scattered
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Scattered rain showers before 8pm, then scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Scattered
    Rain/Snow
    then
    Scattered
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 28. West wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.
Friday
A chance of snow before 2pm, then scattered rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Scattered rain showers before 8pm, then scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. West northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 24.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus IN
 39.2°N 85.92°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
2:49 pm EST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EST Jan 15, 2026-6pm EST Jan 21, 2026
 
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