Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hutchinson, Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (KHCD)

Lat: 44.86° N Lon: 94.39° W Elev: 1047 ft.

Overcast

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.57 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 15 Jan 2:35 pm CST
Detailed forecast for

McLeod County

Tonight
Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Rain and chance of snow in the evening. Slight chance of snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the lower 20s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Friday
Breezy. Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow in the morning. Numerous snow showers in the morning, then scattered snow showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperatures falling into the lower teens in the afternoon. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
Friday Night
Much colder. Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows around 2. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday
Much colder. Partly sunny. Near steady temperature around 4. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds. Near steady temperature near zero. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Colder. Mostly sunny. Highs around 4.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 1.
Tuesday
Not as cold. Partly sunny. Highs around 17.
Tuesday Night
Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 8.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 18.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds. Lows around 5.
Thursday
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.



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236 PM CST Thu Jan 15 2026
 
 

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