Observed 6:55 AM EDT at KFKR

Darlington, IN weather

Mostly clear and 43°6°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Mostly clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 43°6°, dew point 41°5° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (39°4° then, 43°6° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly 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 8a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	26%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	41%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	56%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	30%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	25%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	66%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	39%	71%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	71%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	63%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	55%	74%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	68%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	38%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	35%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	34%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	44%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	71%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	37%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	81%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	70%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	54%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	48%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	35%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	74%	56%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	32%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	69%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	61%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	51%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	53%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	53%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	72%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	46%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 73°23°).
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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
67°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 62°16°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 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
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.75 in19 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.34 in8.6 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
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–75°; 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

Wabash River at Lafayette

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 2,340 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 114 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (IN) near Thorntown

4.9 mi

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (IN) at Crawfordsville

7.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 47 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 105

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 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Lafayette 8 S · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1954–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Darlington weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 6:16–7:11 PM; Morning 7:50–8:45 AM
Blue hour: 7:11–7:22 PM; Morning 7:39–7:50 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

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

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

Darlington, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Wabash River at Lafayette

Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette

Sugar Creek (IN) near Thorntown

Sugar Creek (IN) at Crawfordsville

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