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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed SW 13 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 9 Dec 2:54 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette IN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly between 1am and 4am. Temperature rising to around 41 by 5am. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F⇑

    Breezy.
    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F⇓

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Rain, mainly between 1am and 4am. Temperature rising to around 41 by 5am. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
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Point Forecast:
Lafayette IN
 40.42°N 86.88°W (Elev. 630 ft)
Last Update:
3:45 pm EST Dec 9, 2025
Forecast Valid:
3pm EST Dec 9, 2025-6pm EST Dec 15, 2025
 
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