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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast

71°F

22°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed SW 16 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1005.2 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Mar 2:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Buck Creek IN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. South southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 68 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Temperature falling to around 43 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 65 °F⇓

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Isolated showers before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 29 °F

    Isolated
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. South southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers likely. Temperature falling to around 43 by 5pm. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Isolated showers before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Rain, mainly after 2pm. High near 61. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
Rain and snow. Low around 21. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
A 10 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Buck Creek IN
 40.46°N 86.74°W (Elev. 604 ft)
Last Update:
3:23 am EDT Mar 11, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am EDT Mar 11, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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