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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Overcast

59°F

15°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 18 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Mar 2:45 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Hope IN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers likely, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. South southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 40 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 73 °F

    Cloudy then
    Scattered
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 64. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 71. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 71 °F

    Rain

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely, mainly before 4pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 62. South southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Low around 64. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. High near 71. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Wednesday Night
Rain likely before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hope IN
 39.3°N 85.77°W (Elev. 699 ft)
Last Update:
3:15 pm EST Mar 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EST Mar 7, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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