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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Oct 5:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

West Lafayette IN

  • Columbus Day

    Columbus Day: Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 11am, then showers after 11am. High near 78. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 78 °F

    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 74. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 74 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 52. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 52 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Columbus Day
Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 70. South southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 11am, then showers after 11am. High near 78. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 74. East wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 52. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
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Point Forecast:
West Lafayette IN
 40.44°N 86.91°W (Elev. 699 ft)
Last Update:
6:21 am EDT Oct 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am EDT Oct 12, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 18, 2026
 
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