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Current conditions at

Lafayette, Purdue University Airport (KLAF)

Lat: 40.41°NLon: 86.95°WElev: 604ft.

Overcast

65°F

18°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1019.8 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 1:54 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

New Richmond IN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 77. East wind around 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then scattered showers. Low around 50. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered showers before 9am, then scattered showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 57 °F

    Scattered
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Isolated
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear then
    Areas Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 77. East wind around 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then scattered showers. Low around 50. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Scattered showers before 9am, then scattered showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Sunday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
New Richmond IN
 40.2°N 86.99°W (Elev. 794 ft)
Last Update:
2:15 am EDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am EDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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