Observed 12:55 PM EDT at KLAF

Buck Creek, IN weather

Sunny and 66°19°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 55Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (69°21° then, 67°19° now)

Good hours for

High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	40%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	80%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	81%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	39%	80%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	77%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	70%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	72%	0
Sat 8p	Showers	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	57%	0
Sat 10p	Showers	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	51%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	19%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Showers	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	43%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	54%	0
Sun 10a	Showers	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	42%	1
Sun 11a	Showers	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	54%	2
Sun 12p	Showers	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	68%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	71%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	40%	69%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	40%	60%	2
Sun 6p	Showers	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	55%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	49%	37%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	60%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Showers	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	61%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	59%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	60%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	65%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	65%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	56%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	68%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	70%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	66%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	70%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	83%	62%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	64%	1
Mon 11a	Showers	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	70%	60%	2
Mon 12p	Showers	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	77%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–75°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (IND) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 114 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Wabash River at Lafayette

8.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 2,320 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sun 8 AM

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette

4.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Wildcat Creek (IN) at Owasco

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 110

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lafayette Purdue University Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1944–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Buck Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 6:16–7:11 PM; Morning 7:50–8:45 AM
Blue hour: 7:11–7:21 PM; Morning 7:40–7:50 AM; first light 7:40 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:21 AM · rises 5:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Buck Creek. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Buck Creek, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette

Wabash River at Lafayette

South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette

Wildcat Creek (IN) at Owasco

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon