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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1003.8 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 14 Jan 2:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Buck Creek IN

  • Today

    Today: Scattered rain and snow showers before 11am, then snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 24 by 4pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 37 °F⇓

    Breezy.
    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers before 9pm, then scattered flurries after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 15 °F

    Isolated Snow
    Showers and
    Blustery then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered rain and snow showers before 11am, then snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 24 by 4pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Isolated snow showers before 9pm, then scattered flurries after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West southwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Buck Creek IN
 40.48°N 86.76°W (Elev. 656 ft)
Last Update:
4:15 am EST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Jan 14, 2026-6pm EST Jan 20, 2026
 
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