Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

Lat: 46.01°NLon: 102.65°WElev: 2703ft.

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed N 20 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Sep 4:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Bison SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers after midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light northeast wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a southeast wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 78.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bison SD
 45.52°N 102.48°W (Elev. 2799 ft)
5:06 pm MDT Sep 11, 2026
5pm MDT Sep 11, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 18, 2026
 
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