Lafayette, IN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (47901)
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This Date in Weather History
1967 - Hurricane Beulah moved into South Texas, and torrential rains from the hurricane turned the rich agricultural areas of South Texas into a large lake. Hurricane Beulah also spawned a record 115 tornadoes.
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Lafayette 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 20
Day: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Sep 21
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 5pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Sep 22
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Sep 23
Day: Scattered rain showers before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Sep 24
Day: Scattered rain showers before 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East northeast wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday Sep 25
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Sep 26
Day: Scattered rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Scattered rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:34 AM
Sunset 7:49 PM
Last Light 8:17 PM
Moonset 7:25 PM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
23 at 4 Miles Northwest Of Grand Lake, CO and 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Weather Folklore
When lookout mountain has its cap on, it will rain in six hours.
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About Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette ( LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 70,783 at the 2020 census. It sits across the Wabash River from West Lafayette, home to Purdue University, which plays a major role in both communities. Together, Lafayette and West Lafayette make up the core of the Lafayette metropolitan area, home to 235,066 people in 2020.
Lafayette was founded in 1825 on the southeast bank of the Wabash River near where the river becomes impassable for riverboats upstream, though a French fort and trading post had existed since 1717 on the opposite bank and three miles downstream. It was named for the French general Marquis de Lafayette, a Revolutionary War hero. Lafayette is 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 125 miles (201 km) southeast of Chicago.
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