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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 and Breezy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed N 23 G 36 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 15 Mar 12:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Buffalo Lake MN

Blizzard Warning March 15, 01:17pm until March 16, 07:00am
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Blizzard Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning March 15, 01:17pm until March 16, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Blizzard Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 28 °F

    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 25 by 4am. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F⇑

    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, mainly before 4pm. Areas of blowing snow. High near 28. Windy, with a north wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Snow likely after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 24. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 25 by 4am. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Buffalo Lake MN
 44.71°N 94.58°W (Elev. 1086 ft)
Last Update:
12:11 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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