Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed NW 17 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1031.2 mb)
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill-14°F (-26°C)
Last update 22 Jan 12:56 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Buffalo SD

Cold Weather Advisory January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -33. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -34. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -21. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -12 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -33. North wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -2. Wind chill values as low as -34. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -21. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNW Buffalo SD
 45.69°N 103.59°W (Elev. 3130 ft)
12:46 pm MST Jan 22, 2026
1pm MST Jan 22, 2026-6pm MST Jan 28, 2026
 
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