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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

Breezy

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SE 21 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 14 Mar 10:56 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SW Prairie City SD

Winter Storm Warning March 14, 12:00pm until March 15, 12:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Areas of fog before noon. High near 31. Wind chill values as low as 15. Breezy, with an east wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Areas of fog before noon. High near 31. Wind chill values as low as 15. Breezy, with an east wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -14. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 27. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles SW Prairie City SD
 45.42°N 102.93°W (Elev. 2989 ft)
Last Update:
10:47 am MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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