Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

Breezy

44°F

7°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	NW 24 mph
Barometer	29.42 in (997.9 mb)
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	9 Dec 10:56 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNW Buffalo SD

High Wind Warning until December 10, 02:00am

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High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning until December 10, 02:00am
NOW until 2:00am Wed
High Wind Warning
Today
High: 47 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Rain and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 35 °F
Snow Likely
then Wintry
Mix Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Chance Rain
Thursday
High: 39 °F⇓
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 0 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
Friday
High: 7 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: -3 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of rain before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 19. Very windy, with a northwest wind 39 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely after 11am, mixing with freezing rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 11. West wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow and freezing rain likely before 8pm, then freezing rain likely between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as 18. South wind around 14 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A chance of rain before 9am, then a chance of rain and snow between 9am and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 39 by 11am, then falling to around 28 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 0. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around -3. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday

A chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.