West Lafayette, IN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 60°F
Feels Like 60°F  
Humidity 80% Dew Point 54°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.88 in.759 mm
Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 1.5 miles WSW of central West Lafayette
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Increasing Clouds, Low 59F
 
59
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Cloudy, High 71F, Low 37F
71
37
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 50F, Low 29F
50
29
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 50F, Low 36F
50
36
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain, High 47F, Low 33F
40%
47
33
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Partly Sunny, High 50F, Low 38F
50
38
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain Likely, High 55F, Low 41F
60%
55
41

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 71°F to a low of 47°F, then recover to 55°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 50°F with lows around 32°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a foot of snow.

More on this and other weather history

West Lafayette, IN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a steady temperature around 59. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Light west northwest wind.

Rain Likely

Night: Rain likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind 6 to 8 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Wednesday Nov 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain Likely

Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Friday Nov 21

Rain

Day: A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.


About West Lafayette, IN

West Lafayette ( LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,595 at the 2020 census. West Lafayette sits across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette, and is a college town, home to Purdue University. It is the most densely populated city in Indiana, located 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 113 miles (182 km) southeast of Chicago.

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