Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hutchinson, Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (KHCD)

Lat: 44.86°NLon: 94.39°WElev: 1047ft.

Fair

14°F

-10°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	N 10 G 24 mph
Barometer	30.20 in
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	1°F (-17°C)
Last update	14 Jan 7:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSW Buffalo Lake MN

Today
High: 19 °F
Sunny and
Blustery then
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 9 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 34 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 19 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
Friday
High: 28 °F⇓
Blustery.
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: 0 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 3 °F
Cold and
Blustery
Saturday Night
Low: -6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 15 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.