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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 18 Jan 2:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Newtown IN

Cold Weather Advisory January 19, 04:00am until January 20, 09:00am
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Cold Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before midnight, then a chance of flurries after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 6 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 24. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Snow likely, mainly before midnight, then a chance of flurries after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. Southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -5. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 24. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newtown IN
 40.21°N 87.16°W (Elev. 686 ft)
Last Update:
3:15 pm EST Jan 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EST Jan 18, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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