Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Current conditions at

BUFFALO CREEK (BUFN2)

Lat: 40.58058°NLon: 119.78881°WElev: 3940.0ft.

58°F

14°C

Humidity	36%
Wind Speed	S 3 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	31°F (-1°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	30 Mar 08:59 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WNW Gerlach NV

Today
High: 61 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 52 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy then
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
Wednesday
High: 45 °F
Breezy. Snow
Showers
Likely then
Rain/Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Windy.
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Snow Showers
Likely
Thursday
High: 40 °F
Chance Snow
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Clear
Friday
High: 50 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Snow level 7300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 11pm. Snow level 7400 feet lowering to 6500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely before 2pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 50.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 34.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 39.