National Weather Service Forecast for: West Lafayette IN
Issued by: National Weather Service Indianapolis, IN
Updated: 1:16 pm EDT May 4, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Scattered
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
T-storms
Likely
 Tuesday

Tuesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers likely between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 51 by 5pm. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely
 Wednesday

Wednesday: Isolated showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Partly Sunny
then Isolated
Showers
 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Cloudy

 Thursday

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Light west northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Partly Sunny

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
Hi 76 °F Lo 52 °F Hi 57 °F⇓ Lo 41 °F Hi 57 °F Lo 40 °F Hi 58 °F Lo 42 °F Hi 62 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
 

This Afternoon
 
 Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers likely between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 51 by 5pm. North northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
 
 Isolated showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
 
 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Light west northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
 
 A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday
 
 A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for West Lafayette IN.