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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Thursday, April 2

Current Weather

9:17 AM

41°F
Rain
RealFeel® 32°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel Shade™ 31°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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RealFeel®
32°
RealFeel Shade™
31°
Max UV Index
0.6 (Low)
Wind
E 10 mph
Wind Gusts
18 mph
Humidity
92%
Indoor Humidity
35% (Slightly Dry)
Dew Point
39° F
Pressure
↓ 29.69 in
Cloud Cover
100%
Visibility
4 mi
Cloud Ceiling
1000 ft

Day

4/2
64°Hi
RealFeel® 59°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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RealFeel Shade™ 59°
Cool
RealFeel Guide
Cool
53° to 62°
Light jacket or sweater may be appropriate.
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Windy with periods of heavy rain and a thunderstorm; storms can bring flooding downpours, hail, damaging wind gusts, and an isolated tornado

Max UV Index1.0 (Low)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™1 (Dark)

WindS 22 mph

Wind Gusts36 mph

Probability of Precipitation99%

Probability of Thunderstorms59%

Precipitation0.82 in

Rain0.82 in

Hours of Precipitation6

Hours of Rain6

Cloud Cover95%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

4/2
35°Lo
RealFeel® 34°
Cold
RealFeel Guide
Cold
25° to 39°
Coats and hats are appropriate, consider gloves and a scarf.
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Breezy this evening; otherwise, low clouds

WindWNW 12 mph

Wind Gusts28 mph

Probability of Precipitation9%

Probability of Thunderstorms2%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover96%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

12 hrs 46 mins
Rise 6:48 AM
Set 7:34 PM
Waning Gibbous
Rise 8:35 PM
Set 7:07 AM

Temperature History

4/2
High
Low
Forecast
64°
35°
Average
55°
33°
Last Year
73°
44°
Record
84°
1981
15°
2018

Current Weather Conditions in Lafayette

Lafayette, Iowa is currently Rain with a temperature of 41°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 32° (Cold) based on observed conditions including 92% humidity, 100% cloud cover, a UV index of 1, and winds of 10 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 31°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Lafayette, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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