Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Overcast

70°F

21°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SW 16 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.71 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 6:30 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Hartsville IN

Tornado Watch until March 11, 12:00pm
Wind Advisory March 11, 08:00am until March 11, 05:00pm
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Tornado Watch
Wind Advisory
  •  
    Tornado Watch until March 11, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Wed

    Tornado Watch

  • Today

    High: 70 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light southwest wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Temperature rising to near 70 by 11am, then falling to around 60 during the remainder of the day. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light southwest wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of rain, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Rain likely before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Hartsville IN
 39.23°N 85.69°W (Elev. 709 ft)
6:27 am EDT Mar 11, 2026
6am EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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