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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed N 12 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.3 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 19 Apr 7:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Newtown IN

Freeze Warning April 20, 02:00am until April 20, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Monday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West southwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newtown IN
 40.21°N 87.16°W (Elev. 686 ft)
Last Update:
7:45 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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