Observed 7:45 AM EDT at KBAK

Schaefer Lake, IN weather

Clear and 39°4°.

Forecasts agree

Now 39°4°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 8 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · up to 48°9° by 10 AM
Humidity: 100%; Air 39°4°, dew point 39°4° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 37Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (39°4° then, 39°4° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 71°22° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	6%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	8%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	48%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	48%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	19%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	69%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	36%	69%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	35%	59%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	37%	65%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	49%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	50%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	31%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	50%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	48%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	25%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	37%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	11%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	40%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	35%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	47%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	55%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	61%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	39%	60%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	63%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	68%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	75%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	45%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	43%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	17%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	12%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	31%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	23%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	34%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	44%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	43%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	38%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	36%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	96%	30%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 65°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. East wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–65°18°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–75°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (IND) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

East Fork White River at Columbus

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -3.4 ft

Forecast peak -3.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Driftwood River near Edinburgh

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 270 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Haw Creek (IN) at Hope

2.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Clifty Creek at Hartsville

2.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 94

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

COLUMBUS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Schaefer Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 6:14–7:08 PM; Morning 7:45–8:39 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:18 PM; Morning 7:34–7:45 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6–7:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Schaefer Lake. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Schaefer Lake, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

East Fork White River at Columbus

Driftwood River near Edinburgh

Haw Creek (IN) at Hope

Clifty Creek at Hartsville

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon