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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Fair

42°F

6°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NE 7 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1023.9 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 19 Apr 10:54 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Buck Creek IN

Freeze Warning April 20, 02:00am until April 20, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind.

    High: 54 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Isolated showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 77 °F

    Isolated
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind.
Monday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Isolated showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Buck Creek IN
 40.48°N 86.76°W (Elev. 656 ft)
Last Update:
11:15 pm EDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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