Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1007.3 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:56 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles N Mud Butte SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Breezy. Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then snow likely.  Cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow after 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Windy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 19. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles N Mud Butte SD
 45.18°N 102.91°W (Elev. 2690 ft)
9:51 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
11pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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