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Columbus, IN 47201 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Shelbyville Municipal Airport · 28 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Overnight
Patchy fog after 4am. Clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 1 mph.
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Wednesday
Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 2 mph.
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Wednesday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North wind around 1 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 43 min ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now48°
- 2 AM47°
- 3 AM45°
- 4 AM44°
- 5 AM43°
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- 7 AM42°
- 8 AM42°
- 9 AM44°
- 10 AM50°
- 11 AM56°
- 12 PM61°
- 1 PM66°
- 2 PM69°
- 3 PM70°
- 4 PM71°
- 5 PM71°
- 6 PM69°
- 7 PM66°
- 8 PM61°
- 9 PM55°
- 10 PM53°
- 11 PM51°
- Thu12 AM49°
10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 20Patchy Fog42°
- TodayOct 21Patchy Fog then Sunny43°71°
- ThuOct 22Patchy Fog then Sunny44°71°
- FriOct 23Sunny42°70°
- SatOct 24Sunny43°70°
- SunOct 25Mostly Sunny46°74°
- MonOct 26Mostly Sunny48°72°
- TueOct 27Partly Sunny67°
- WedOct 28Cloudy0.03 in41°55°
- ThuOct 29Sunny36°57°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Columbus, IN reporting area · 58 min ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyColumbus, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Bloomington 51 km
- Greenwood 48 km
- Franklin 32 km
- Seymour 28 km
- Shelbyville 38 km
- Beech Grove 59 km
- Greensburg 41 km
- Martinsville 49 km
- Mooresville 59 km
- Bargersville 41 km
- Scottsburg 59 km
- North Vernon 35 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in IND, issued 4 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Dry yet pleasant fall weather will prevail through this weekend
- Light winds and partly/mostly clear skies will oversee near to slightly above normal temperatures
Forecast Update
Issued at 948 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Similar to recent evenings, clear skies and light winds have led to a rapid temperature fall, especially in favored cold spots. Adjusted hourly forecasts to match current observational trends. Also nudged down low temperatures as well, mainly in those favored cold spots.
Patchy ground fog will likely develop later tonight. However, the more widespread fog expected to develop from low level moisture advection from the northeast will likely remain out of the local area.
Ind Watches
None.
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