Observed 6:35 PM EDT at KAOH

Lafayette, OH weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 48Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 44°7° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 70°21° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · 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 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	60%	25%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	26%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	12%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	52%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	61%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	76%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	80%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	73%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	68%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	49%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	56%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	52%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	30%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	13%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	26%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	4%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	47%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	63%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	51%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	63%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	72%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	79%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	58%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	66%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	62%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	65%	56%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	53%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	53%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	52%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	62%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	65%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	64%	2
Mon 6p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	76%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 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, 73°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: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
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 75°24°).
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–79°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 67–75°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (IWX) (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

Blanchard River at Ottawa

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 35 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Ottawa River near Kalida

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Blanchard River at Findlay

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Forecast peak 0.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Ottawa River at Lima

9.5 mi

Level: 11.0 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 108

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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

LIMA WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 45 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 30 min less
Golden hour: 6:04–6:59 PM; Morning 7:39–8:35 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:10 PM; Morning 7:29–7:39 AM; first light 7:29 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 10 PM–7:30 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Lafayette, OH weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Blanchard River at Ottawa

Ottawa River near Kalida

Blanchard River at Findlay

Ottawa River at Lima

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