Tracking a Strong Cold Front Crossing the Central to Eastern States into the Weekend

A strong cold front travels across the Plains Friday, Great Lakes to Gulf Coast Saturday, then arrives at the East Coast on Sunday with areas of showers and storms expected. Cold high pressure in the wake of the front will bring areas of gusty winds and snow to the Rockies and Northern Plains Friday into Saturday. Severe thunderstorms will be possible late Saturday from east Texas into the South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

Windy

11°C

52°F

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 63 G 81 km/h
Barometer 993.3 mb (29.32 in)
Dewpoint 3°C (38°F)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill7°C (44°F)
Last update 7 Dec 2:56 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles WNW Ludlow SD

Wind Advisory until December 8, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until December 8, 05:00pm

    NOW until
    5:00pm Fri

    Wind Advisory

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 8. Breezy, with a west wind around 45 km/h, with gusts as high as 70 km/h.

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

    High: 8 °C

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, possibly mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -9. Windy, with a northwest wind around 50 km/h, with gusts as high as 90 km/h.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Windy.
    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: -2 °C

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am.  Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Windy, with a west wind around 50 km/h, with gusts as high as 75 km/h.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 centimeters possible.

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

    High: 1 °C

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 42 to 50 km/h, with gusts as high as 75 km/h.

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

    Low: -7 °C

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 0. Breezy, with a northwest wind 32 to 39 km/h, with gusts as high as 48 km/h.

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

    High: 0 °C

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around -7. West wind 16 to 23 km/h.

    Increasing
    Clouds

    Low: -7 °C

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 3.

    Decreasing
    Clouds

    High: 3 °C

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: -4 °C

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 8. Breezy, with a west wind around 45 km/h, with gusts as high as 70 km/h.
Tonight
Rain likely, possibly mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -9. Windy, with a northwest wind around 50 km/h, with gusts as high as 90 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Windy, with a west wind around 50 km/h, with gusts as high as 75 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 centimeters possible.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 42 to 50 km/h, with gusts as high as 75 km/h.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 0. Breezy, with a northwest wind 32 to 39 km/h, with gusts as high as 48 km/h.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around -7. West wind 16 to 23 km/h.
Sunday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 3.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 2.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 2.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -5.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 7.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -3.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 7.
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Point Forecast:
15 Miles WNW Ludlow SD
 45.9°N 103.67°W (Elev. 1061 m)
3:02 pm MST Dec 7, 2023
4pm MST Dec 7, 2023-6pm MST Dec 14, 2023
 
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