Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

34°F

1°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:56 am MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SW Prairie City SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 26 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 26 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles SW Prairie City SD
 45.42°N 102.93°W (Elev. 2989 ft)
8:16 am MST Feb 26, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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