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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hutchinson, Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (KHCD)

Lat: 44.86°NLon: 94.39°WElev: 1047ft.

Light Snow

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed NE 20 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 15 Mar 2:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Buffalo Lake MN

Blizzard Warning until March 16, 04:00am
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Blizzard Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning until March 16, 04:00am

    NOW until 4:00am Mon

    Blizzard Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 26 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 9am. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    High: 27 °F⇓

    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -23. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow then
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow after 1pm. High near 26. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 16 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3am. Low around 26. Blustery, with an east northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 9am. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Windy, with a north wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -23. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Areas of blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow after 1pm. High near 26. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles S Buffalo Lake MN
 44.66°N 94.61°W (Elev. 1073 ft)
Last Update:
1:27 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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