Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Mar 9:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Newtown IN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Isolated showers before 7am, then scattered showers after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 82 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then showers after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers before 8am.  High near 45. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Isolated showers before 7am, then scattered showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am, then showers after 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday
Showers before 8am. High near 45. North wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Newtown IN
 40.21°N 87.16°W (Elev. 686 ft)
10:15 pm EDT Mar 25, 2026
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