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Lafayette, Indiana 7 Day Weather Forecast
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NWS Forecast for Lafayette IN
National Weather Service Forecast for:
Lafayette IN
Issued by: National Weather Service Indianapolis, IN |
| Updated: 7:45 pm EDT Jul 13, 2026 |
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Tonight
 Clear
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Tuesday
 Hot
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Tuesday Night
 Mostly Clear
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Wednesday
 Hot
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Wednesday Night
 Mostly Clear
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Thursday
 Hot
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Thursday Night
 Mostly Clear
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Friday
 Slight Chance T-storms
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Friday Night
 Mostly Clear
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| Lo 67 °F |
Hi 92 °F |
Lo 71 °F |
Hi 93 °F |
Lo 72 °F |
Hi 92 °F |
Lo 72 °F |
Hi 91 °F |
Lo 73 °F |
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Tonight
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Clear, with a low around 67. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. |
Tuesday
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Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Calm wind. |
Tuesday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind. |
Wednesday
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Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind. |
Wednesday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Light west southwest wind. |
Thursday
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Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Light west wind. |
Thursday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. |
Friday
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A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. |
Friday Night
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Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. |
Saturday
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A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. |
Saturday Night
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. |
Sunday
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. |
Sunday Night
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A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. |
Monday
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A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 84. |
Forecast from NOAA-NWS
for Lafayette IN.
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Weather Forecast Discussion
568
FXUS63 KIND 132306
AFDIND
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
706 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Generally dry weather and a steady warming trend mid to late week
- Peak heat indices around 100 degrees each afternoon mid-late week
- Chances for showers and storms return Friday through the weekend,
primarily during the afternoon and evening
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.DISCUSSION (This evening through Monday)...
Issued at 300 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026
This afternoon through Thursday night...
Model guidance depicts upper ridging and surface high pressure
remaining centered across the central CONUS. These features will
provide quiet weather during the first half of the forecast period.
Gradually increasing 850mb temperatures from the upper ridge
shifting overhead combined with deeper moisture returning northward
towards the middle of the week may lead to heat indices as high as
100 degrees or a few degrees above, primarily Wednesday or
Thursday afternoon.
Expect light and variable winds at times due to a weak pressure
gradient from the surface high. The weak flow leaves some
uncertainty on how high dewpoints will be towards the middle or end
of this week as moisture could be slow to return northward. How much
evapotranspiration occurs and the depth of diurnal mixing are other
factor to monitor in the coming days. Slightly higher dewpoints
could lead to portions of central Indiana approaching heat advisory
criteria. These trends will continue to be monitored closely.
Friday through the weekend...
Long range guidance is generally in good agreement regarding the
upper level pattern, but model solutions begin to diverge by this
point leading to lower confidence. Models generally depict the upper
level ridge breaking down while northwest flow and upper troughing
develops into the weekend. By Friday, deeper moisture will likely
already be in place with most models suggesting dewpoints in the low
70s. Daytime heating atop this humid airmass supports the potential
for scattered diurnal convection as large scale subsidence from the
aforementioned ridge weakens.
A shortwave passing through the region late Saturday through early
Sunday will provide another opportunity for showers and
thunderstorms, primarily Saturday afternoon into the evening hours.
Low chances for convection linger into Sunday, but this will depend
on the strength of the system moving in late Saturday. A more
organized low pressure system like the GFS is suggesting would
filter in drier air behind the associated front resulting in more
tranquil weather. The ECMWF stalls the boundary just north of
central Indiana, keeping the warm-humid airmass in place along with
chances for convection. Exact details will remain uncertain until
models become better aligned.
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.AVIATION (00Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 706 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026
Impacts:
- None
Discussion:
VFR conditions are expected through the period.
The few cumulus near KBMG will dissipate early. Otherwise, some
passing high clouds are expected at times. A few cumulus may pop up
on Tuesday. Winds will diminish this evening and will then be less
than 10kt for the remainder of the period.
Cannot rule out some fog at KLAF 09-12Z but for now confidence is
not high enough to include.
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.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$
AVIATION...50
DISCUSSION...Melo
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