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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Mostly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed W 18 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.1 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 19 Apr 12:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette IN

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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered sprinkles between 3pm and 4pm, then scattered sprinkles with isolated showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 56 °F

    Isolated
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers before 8pm. Areas of frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Isolated
    Showers then
    Areas Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.

    High: 55 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered sprinkles between 3pm and 4pm, then scattered sprinkles with isolated showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Tonight
Isolated showers before 8pm. Areas of frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Monday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lafayette IN
 40.42°N 86.88°W (Elev. 630 ft)
Last Update:
12:45 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 25, 2026
 
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