Buffalo, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

9°F
Feels Like -2°F  
Humidity 88% Dew Point 6°F Wind SSE 7 MPH Barometer 29.94 in.
Report from a NOAA weather station 1.1 mi. N of central Buffalo
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 3
Wed Dec 3: Mostly Cloudy, Low 6F
 
6
ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Mostly Cloudy, High 36F, Low 25F
36
25
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Mostly Cloudy, High 33F, Low 12F
33
12
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 19F, Low 6F
40%
19
6
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Partly Sunny, High 30F, Low 17F
30
17
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Mostly Sunny, High 41F, Low 26F
41
26
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Rain And Snow, High 41F, Low 20F
50%
41
20

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 30°F to 41°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 33°F with lows around 11°F.

This Date in Weather History

1972 - Winds gusting to 70 mph sent the temperature at Livingston, MT, plunging from 52 degrees to 18 degrees in just twenty minutes.

More on this and other weather history

Buffalo, SD 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 3

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

Thursday Dec 4

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 3. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly between 8pm and 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 13. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as 13. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Snow

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow before 11am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 19 by noon, then falling to around 13 during the remainder of the day. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Dec 7

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. South wind 10 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Monday Dec 8

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday Dec 9

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.


About Buffalo, SD

Buffalo is a town in, and the county seat of, Harding County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 346 at the 2020 census.

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