Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue to impact the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies with heavy rainfall, areas of urban and river flooding, landslides, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds into Thursday. A strong clipper system will bring the threat of heavy snow and high winds across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes as well as portions of the interior Northeast and Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

Windy

37°F

3°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	NW 37 G 47 mph
Barometer	29.70 in (1007.7 mb)
Dewpoint	28°F (-2°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	9 Dec 4:56 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Ralph SD

Winter Weather Advisory December 10, 05:00pm until December 11, 11:00am

High Wind Warning December 9, 05:43pm until December 10, 02:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning December 9, 05:43pm until December 10, 02:00am
NOW until 2:00am Wed
High Wind Warning
This Afternoon
High: 36 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 34 °F
Snow Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 28 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
Likely
Thursday
High: 43 °F⇓
Chance Rain
then Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday
High: 11 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: -5 °F
Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 29 to 34 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Wind chill values as low as 9. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow and freezing rain likely before 11pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of rain after 2am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 36 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as 16. South wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 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 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 43 by 11am, then falling to around 33 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night

Snow. Cloudy, with a low around -5. 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 6.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.