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KLAFIATA LAFUSFlight category: VFR

Purdue University Airport (LAF/KLAF)

West Lafayette182 m

15.6°CTemperature210° · 3 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
15.6°C
Dew point
9.4°C
Wind
210° · 3 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.13 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
47°
Headwind
3 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
1 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

No reported cloud layers

METAR

Oct 29, 2026, 12:54 PM (UTC)

Decoded observation

Report type
METAR
issued
Oct 29, 2026, 12:54 PM (UTC)
wind
210° · 3 kt
visibility
10 SM
temperature
16 °C
dew point
9 °C
altimeter setting
30.13 inHg
Sea-level pressure
1,020.3 hPa
flight category
VFR

Remarks and supplementary codes

Supplementary code
AO2
Supplementary code
SLP203
Supplementary code
T01560094

TAF

Oct 29, 2026, 11:25 AM (UTC)

Forecast period 1 · base period

Validity
Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
wind
220° · 3 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 11,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 2 · from this time

Validity
Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 29, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
wind
230° · 15 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 11,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 25,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 3 · from this time

Validity
Oct 29, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Oct 30, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
wind
300° · 11 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 4 · from this time

Validity
Oct 30, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 30, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
wind
330° · 6 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,000 ft AGL

Forecast period 5 · from this time

Validity
Oct 30, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC) – Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
wind
350° · 6 kt
visibility
>6 SM
clouds
SCT · scattered clouds · 25,000 ft AGL

Terminal forecast

BASE
Oct 29, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
220° · 3 kt
6+ mi · BKN 11000
FM
Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
230° · 15 kt
6+ mi · SCT 11000 · SCT 25000
FM
Oct 29, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
300° · 11 kt
6+ mi · BKN 4000
FM
Oct 30, 2026, 1:00 AM (UTC)
330° · 6 kt
6+ mi · BKN 4000
FM
Oct 30, 2026, 5:00 AM (UTC)
350° · 6 kt
6+ mi · SCT 25000

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Oct 29, 2026, 12:54 PM (UTC)VFR15.6°C3 kt10+ mi

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