Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

33°F

1°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.53 in (1002.7 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:56 am MST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles N Mud Butte SD

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of rain before noon.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 16 early. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southeast wind around 14 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 16. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Wind chill values as low as 16 early. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 18. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Southeast wind around 14 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
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.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles N Mud Butte SD
 45.18°N 102.91°W (Elev. 2690 ft)
8:26 am MST Feb 25, 2026
9am MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 3, 2026
 
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