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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Partly Cloudy

59°F

15°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed S 12 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.61 in (1002.7 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Jan 7:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport IN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of rain between 4am and 5am. Steady temperature around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 55 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of rain between 4am and 5am. Steady temperature around 58. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lafayette, Purdue University Airport IN
 40.42°N 86.94°W (Elev. 630 ft)
Last Update:
7:45 pm EST Jan 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 8, 2026-6pm EST Jan 15, 2026
 
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