West Lafayette, Indiana Weather
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West Lafayette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast16%—84°63°—
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle67%0.04″91°69°+7°
- SundayJun 7Showers67%—82°68°-9°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle63%0.06″72°67°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers50%—83°68°+11°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Showers38%0.12″87°70°+4°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm19%—87°74°0°
AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:49 AM
- Moonset
- 2:54 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
West Lafayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — West Lafayette
SPC has placed West Lafayette in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.