Observed 4:20 AM EDT at KLAF

New Richmond, IN weather

Clear and 46°8°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 46°8°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 46Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 44°7° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 46°8° · Clear
This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°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 51°11° by 3 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 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	24%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	28%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	31%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	26%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	33%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	49%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	78%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	78%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	80%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	64%	3
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%	72%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	63%	1
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	46%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	68%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	51%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	52%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	27%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	50%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	51%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	51%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	17%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	21%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	50%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	56%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	71%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	65%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	80%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 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 6 mph10 km/h	41%	77%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	72%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	54%	65%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	45%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	24%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	55%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	62%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	58%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	80%	53%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  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 49. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. 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, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
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
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
70°21°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–75°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Wabash River at Lafayette

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 2,270 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 114 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (IN) at Crawfordsville

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 47 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Wabash River at Independence

14 mi

Level: 5.7 ft

Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 110

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 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 2°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
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

New Richmond 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: 6:17–7:12 PM; Morning 7:51–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 7:12–7:22 PM; Morning 7:40–7:51 AM; first light 7:40 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 4:38–7:40 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 6:22 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:52 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

New Richmond, 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) at Crawfordsville

Wabash River at Independence

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? Good

Moon