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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus / Bakalar (KBAK)

Lat: 39.27°NLon: 85.9°WElev: 656ft.

Fair with Haze

72°F

22°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 7:45 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus IN

Heat Advisory July 30, 10:00am until July 30, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind.

    High: 93 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 72 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 81 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Light east wind.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Light east wind.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus IN
 39.2°N 85.92°W (Elev. 600 ft)
Last Update:
7:45 am EDT Jul 30, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7am EDT Jul 30, 2025-6pm EDT Aug 5, 2025
 
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