Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity

69°F

21°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed NE 10 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Apr 5:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Buck Creek IN

Tornado Watch until April 3, 11:00pm
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    Tornado Watch until April 3, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Fri

    Tornado Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 63 °F

    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely.  Temperature falling to around 56 by 5pm. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 66 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. North northeast wind around 8 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Low around 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely. Temperature falling to around 56 by 5pm. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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Point Forecast:
Buck Creek IN
 40.48°N 86.76°W (Elev. 656 ft)
6:31 pm EDT Apr 3, 2026
6pm EDT Apr 3, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 10, 2026
 
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