Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Northwest; Snow in the North-Central US

A prolonged atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to widespread urban and river flooding, heavy mountain snow, along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through much of the week. A clipper will bring a period of snow across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes into Tuesday, before a stronger system bring more wintry impacts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Warning in effect from December 9, 08:00 AM MST until December 10, 02:00 AM MST

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

33°F

1°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	SW 12 mph
Barometer	29.74 in (1009.1 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	24°F (-4°C)
Last update	8 Dec 9:56 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles WSW Ralph SD

High Wind Warning December 9, 08:00am until December 10, 02:00am

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High Wind Warning

Tonight
Low: 36 °F⇑
Chance Snow
Tuesday
High: 47 °F⇓
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Very Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 33 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely
Thursday
High: 34 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: -4 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday
High: 6 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: -3 °F
Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 39 by 4am. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain before 3pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 47 by 10am, then falling to around 34 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as 19. Very windy, with a west wind 28 to 33 mph increasing to 36 to 41 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 7. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

Wednesday

A 50 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 8. West wind 9 to 16 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Rain and snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 29. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday

A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -3.

Saturday

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

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 31.