Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

86°F

30°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed SE 16 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.18 in (1019.8 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 22 Aug 1:56 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SE Ludlow SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 8 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a southeast wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind 8 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SE Ludlow SD
 45.77°N 103.29°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
12:56 pm MDT Aug 22, 2026
2pm MDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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