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Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo, Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE)

Lat: 45.16°NLon: 93.84°WElev: 968ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.65 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Jan 8:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Loretto MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy fog after 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 34 °F

    Cloudy then
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before 11pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of rain after 3am. Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
Patchy fog after 3pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before 11pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of rain after 3am. Patchy fog before 11pm, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before 10am, then a slight chance of rain between 10am and noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the morning.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind around 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Loretto MN
 45.06°N 93.61°W (Elev. 997 ft)
Last Update:
8:42 pm CST Jan 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Jan 4, 2026-6pm CST Jan 11, 2026
 
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