Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

Breezy

44°F

7°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	W 24 G 36 mph
Barometer	29.42 in (997.5 mb)
Dewpoint	38°F (3°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	9 Dec 11:56 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

15 Miles WNW Ludlow SD

Winter Weather Advisory December 10, 05:00pm until December 11, 11:00am

High Wind Warning until December 10, 02:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning until December 10, 02:00am
NOW until 2:00am Wed
High Wind Warning
This Afternoon
High: 44 °F⇓
Partly Sunny
and Very
Windy
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 33 °F
Snow Likely
then Wintry
Mix Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Chance Rain
Thursday
High: 36 °F⇓
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: -2 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday
High: 4 °F
Chance Snow
Friday Night
Low: -5 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 33 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 18. Very windy, with a northwest wind 39 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 7. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Wednesday

Snow likely after 11am, mixing with freezing rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 8. West wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow and freezing rain likely before 8pm, then freezing rain likely between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of rain after midnight. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 4am. Wind chill values as low as 17. South wind around 18 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A chance of rain and snow before 3pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 36 by 11am, then falling to around 26 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Friday Night

Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around -5. East wind 11 to 14 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 7.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.