Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo - Johnson County Airport (KBYG)

Lat: 44.38122°NLon: 106.71947°WElev: 4925.0ft.

light snow,mist

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NNW 35 MPH
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.93 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 20 Jan 01:20 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles WSW Buffalo WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 20 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Light west southwest wind.

    Low: -3 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 7 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 20 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 6. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Light west southwest wind.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles WSW Buffalo WY
 44.29°N 106.96°W (Elev. 7966 ft)
12:31 pm MST Jan 20, 2026
1pm MST Jan 20, 2026-6pm MST Jan 26, 2026
 
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