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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast

40°F

4°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SW 8 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.46 in (998.0 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 10 Dec 1:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Lafayette IN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain, mainly between 3am and 4am. Steady temperature around 40. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain and snow showers likely before 4pm, then scattered flurries after 5pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 41 °F⇓

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Scattered flurries before 7pm, then isolated snow showers between 7pm and 4am, then scattered flurries after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 23. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 16. West northwest wind around 8 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind around 7 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain, mainly between 3am and 4am. Steady temperature around 40. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain and snow showers likely before 4pm, then scattered flurries after 5pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 20 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Scattered flurries before 7pm, then isolated snow showers between 7pm and 4am, then scattered flurries after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Scattered flurries before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow. Low around 23. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 16. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 7. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -5.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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Point Forecast:
Lafayette IN
 40.42°N 86.85°W (Elev. 699 ft)
Last Update:
2:45 am EST Dec 10, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2am EST Dec 10, 2025-6pm EST Dec 16, 2025
 
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