Forecast Details for Columbus, IN

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This Afternoon: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 73. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 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 40. West northwest wind 6 to 8 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: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. 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 after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind.

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 are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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