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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Mostly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity	63%
Wind Speed	SW 9 mph
Barometer	30.02 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint	50°F (10°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	30 Mar 9:54 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport IN

Today
High: 77 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 79 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
Rain and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Heavy Rain
Wednesday
High: 57 °F
Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 51 °F
Rain
Thursday
High: 73 °F
Rain
Thursday Night
Low: 57 °F
Rain
Friday
High: 71 °F
Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 47. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Wednesday

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 57. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 51. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 73. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then rain likely. Low around 57. South southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday

Rain likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.