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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast

63°F

17°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.56 in (1000.9 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 Jan 2:54 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Buck Creek IN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then isolated showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 63. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 63 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Isolated showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 59 °F⇓

    Isolated
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then isolated showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 63. Breezy, with a south southwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Isolated showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 45 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming west 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. West wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Buck Creek IN
 40.48°N 86.76°W (Elev. 656 ft)
Last Update:
3:15 am EST Jan 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am EST Jan 9, 2026-6pm EST Jan 15, 2026
 
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