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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Light Rain

48°F

9°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.79 in (1008.9 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 May 8:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette IN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 43. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Rain then
    Chance Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light west northwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 43. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light west northwest wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lafayette IN
 40.42°N 86.88°W (Elev. 630 ft)
Last Update:
9:15 pm EDT May 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm EDT May 5, 2026-6pm EDT May 12, 2026
 
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