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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Fair

55°F

13°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Oct 2:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Newtown IN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light south wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Columbus Day

    Columbus Day: Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 79. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 79 °F

    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 75. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 75 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 51. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 51 °F

    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light south wind.
Columbus Day
Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 79. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 75. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 51. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Newtown IN
 40.21°N 87.16°W (Elev. 686 ft)
Last Update:
3:45 am EDT Oct 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am EDT Oct 12, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 18, 2026
 
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