Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains into the morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	92%
Wind Speed	SE 13 mph
Barometer	29.72 in (1008.8 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	2 Apr 2:56 am MDT

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Buffalo SD

Winter Storm Watch April 3, 12:00am until April 4, 06:00am

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Winter Storm Watch

Overnight
Low: 28 °F
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 40 °F
Breezy.
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance Rain
Thursday Night
Low: 25 °F
Wintry Mix
and Breezy
Friday
High: 32 °F
Wintry Mix
then Snow
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Snow Likely
then Mostly
Cloudy
Saturday
High: 45 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 50 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 28. Wind chill values as low as 18. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 18. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Thursday Night

Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 2am, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 15. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 7am. High near 32. Wind chill values as low as 13. East wind 14 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Friday Night

Snow likely before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 11 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy.