Prolonged Atmospheric River Will Impact the Northwest Early this Week

A weather system in the Pacific Northwest will produce rain throughout the day, before a potent atmospheric river produces a prolonged round of heavy rainfall, widespread urban and river flooding, and high elevation snow to the region Monday through Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and locally heavy rainfall across parts of Florida today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from December 9, 08:00 AM MST until December 9, 11:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

25°F

-4°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	NW 12 mph
Barometer	29.96 in (1019.7 mb)
Dewpoint	19°F (-7°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	14°F (-10°C)
Last update	7 Dec 4:56 pm MST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Ralph SD

High Wind Watch December 9, 08:00am until December 9, 11:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Tonight
Low: 17 °F⇑
Increasing
Clouds
Monday
High: 40 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F⇑
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 46 °F⇓
Slight Chance
Rain and Very
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 11 °F
Snow Likely
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 23 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: -7 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 17 by midnight, then rising to around 27 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as 6. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Wind chill values as low as 15. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Monday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow between 11pm and 1am, then a slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 30 by 8pm, then rising to around 36 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 46 by 11am, then falling to around 34 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 20. Very windy, with a west wind 29 to 34 mph increasing to 38 to 43 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. West wind 13 to 17 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.

Friday

A slight chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5.

Friday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.