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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Fair and Windy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed W 37 G 51 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 13 Mar 2:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette IN

High Wind Warning March 13, 03:23pm until March 13, 08:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 13, 03:23pm until March 13, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of flurries between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Rain before 5am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 26. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 26 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 8am. High near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 29 °F

    Breezy.
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
A chance of flurries between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Sunday Night
Rain before 5am, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. Low around 26. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 8am. High near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. West northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lafayette IN
 40.42°N 86.88°W (Elev. 630 ft)
Last Update:
3:21 pm EDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm EDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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