National Weather Service Forecast for: Columbus IN
Issued by: National Weather Service Indianapolis, IN
Updated: 1:16 pm EDT May 4, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Scattered
T-storms

 Tonight

Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Chance
T-storms

 Tuesday

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 66. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely then
Showers
 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Low around 46. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Showers

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely then
Scattered
Showers
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Isolated showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Isolated
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
 Thursday

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Partly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly Sunny
Hi 77 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 46 °F Hi 59 °F Lo 43 °F Hi 60 °F Lo 41 °F Hi 65 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
 
 A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. High near 66. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Low around 46. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
 
 Isolated showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Light north wind. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Thursday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Light and variable wind.
Friday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light west southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Columbus IN.