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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Light Snow

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.34 in (1028.3 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 22 Feb 8:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Newtown IN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries with isolated snow showers before 11pm, then scattered flurries after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 18 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. East wind around 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered flurries with isolated snow showers before 11pm, then scattered flurries after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. North northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. East wind around 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 50. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Sunny, with a high near 55.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
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Point Forecast:
Newtown IN
 40.21°N 87.16°W (Elev. 686 ft)
Last Update:
8:45 pm EST Feb 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Feb 22, 2026-6pm EST Mar 1, 2026
 
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