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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast with Haze

47°F

8°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed NE 8 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.5 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 25 Dec 10:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette IN

  • Christmas Day

    Christmas Day: Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 54 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 62 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Christmas Day
Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 9 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain before 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lafayette IN
 40.42°N 86.88°W (Elev. 630 ft)
Last Update:
10:45 am EST Dec 25, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11am EST Dec 25, 2025-6pm EST Dec 31, 2025
 
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