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Current conditions at

Buffalo (K2WX)

Lat: 45.6°NLon: 103.55°WElev: 3002ft.

Windy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 41 G 60 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 21 Jan 4:56 am MST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles SW Prairie City SD

High Wind Warning until January 21, 05:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until January 21, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Wed

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -2. Very windy, with a northwest wind 38 to 48 mph decreasing to 28 to 38 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.

    High: 28 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Blustery.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 9 by 11am, then falling to around 1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 9 °F⇓

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. North wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: -17 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 29. Wind chill values as low as 13. Windy, with a west wind around 31 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -2. Very windy, with a northwest wind 38 to 48 mph decreasing to 28 to 38 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.
Wednesday Night
Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 9 by 11am, then falling to around 1 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -17. North wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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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:
5:21 am MST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MST Jan 21, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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