Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

50°F

10°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	SW 17 mph
Barometer	29.13 in (987.0 mb)
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	44°F (7°C)
Last update	17 Feb 2:56 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

13 Miles W Ludlow SD

High Wind Warning February 17, 06:00pm until February 18, 05:00am

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High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 55 °F
Chance Rain
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 15 °F
Very Windy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Mostly
Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 25 °F
Sunny and
Blustery
Wednesday Night
Low: 4 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Thursday
High: 13 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday Night
Low: -1 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 26 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

A chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a west wind 38 to 43 mph decreasing to 32 to 37 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -3. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -14. Blustery, with a north wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 26.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.