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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast

67°F

19°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.3 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Mar 12:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Newtown IN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature falling to around 48 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 65 °F⇓

    T-storms then
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature falling to around 48 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of rain before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Rain. High near 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Rain and snow. Low around 20. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.
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Point Forecast:
Newtown IN
 40.21°N 87.16°W (Elev. 686 ft)
Last Update:
1:15 pm EDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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