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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

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed E 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 14 Mar 6:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNE 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

  • Tonight

    Low: 26 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, mainly before 5pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 9am. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northeast wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    High: 27 °F⇓

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. 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: 25 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Wednesday

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

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Low around 26. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow, mainly before 5pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 9am. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northeast wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -22. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow. Sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -22. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Snow likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. 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, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NNE Buffalo Lake MN
 44.83°N 94.55°W (Elev. 1073 ft)
Last Update:
6:02 pm CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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