Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

Windy

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	63%
Wind Speed	W 36 G 53 mph
Barometer	29.42 in (998.6 mb)
Dewpoint	11°F (-12°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	3°F (-16°C)
Last update	18 Feb 12:56 am MST

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Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SW Prairie City SD

Wind Advisory February 18, 01:41am until February 18, 05:00am

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory February 18, 01:41am until February 18, 05:00am
NOW until 5:00am Wed
Wind Advisory
Overnight
Low: 20 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 30 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 5 °F
Increasing
Clouds and
Blustery
Thursday
High: 16 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery
Thursday Night
Low: 0 °F
Slight Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 24 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 4. Windy, with a west wind 32 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as 2. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Wednesday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 6.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 27.