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Heavy to Excessive Rains in The Four Corners Region and Midwest; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms could bring a flash flooding threat across the Four Corners region and from the mid-Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes. Hot temperatures and high humidity will continue to challenge daily records from the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hutchinson, Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (KHCD)

Lat: 44.86°NLon: 94.39°WElev: 1047ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.31 in
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Sep 1:58 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Buffalo Lake MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 57. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 66. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 66 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 56 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East northeast wind around 10 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 57. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly after 2am. Low around 57. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 66. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Buffalo Lake MN
 44.75°N 94.61°W (Elev. 1056 ft)
Last Update:
1:26 pm CDT Sep 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Sep 16, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 22, 2026
 
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