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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast

54°F

12°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed W 15 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 7 Mar 3:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Newtown IN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 65 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 73 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then
    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Breezy. Rain
    Likely then
    Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 65 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Wednesday
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newtown IN
 40.21°N 87.16°W (Elev. 686 ft)
Last Update:
4:15 pm EST Mar 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EST Mar 7, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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