Forecast Details for Columbus, IN

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Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 74. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers, mainly before 8pm. Low around 42. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday: Widespread frost, mainly between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 51. North wind around 6 mph.

Tuesday Night: Widespread frost. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: Widespread frost. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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