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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Oct 9:45 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus IN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 54. Calm wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Columbus Day

    Columbus Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers likely. Low around 63. Light north northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 75 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 54. Calm wind.
Columbus Day
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers likely. Low around 63. Light north northeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus IN
 39.2°N 85.92°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
11:45 pm EDT Oct 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EDT Oct 12, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 18, 2026
 
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