Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.67 in (1007.3 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:56 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles W Ludlow SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 2am. Wind chill values as low as 15. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 2am. Wind chill values as low as 15. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles W Ludlow SD
 45.86°N 103.64°W (Elev. 3199 ft)
8:51 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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