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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Aberdeen, Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR)

Lat: 45.44°NLon: 98.41°WElev: 1299ft.

Fair and Breezy

-3°F

-19°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed N 25 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.34 in (1030.9 mb)
Dewpoint -12°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-28°F (-33°C)
Last update 17 Jan 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Groton SD

Wind Advisory January 18, 09:00am until January 18, 06:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 09:03am until January 17, 12:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory
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    Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 09:03am until January 17, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 8 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow or flurries before 2am, then a chance of flurries after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 15 by 5am. West wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 4 °F⇑

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of flurries after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 21 by 9am, then falling to around 7 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph becoming north northwest 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 21 °F⇓

    Windy. Chance
    Snow then
    Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
A chance of snow or flurries before 2am, then a chance of flurries after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 15 by 5am. West wind 6 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
A chance of snow before noon, then a chance of flurries after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 21 by 9am, then falling to around 7 during the remainder of the day. Windy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph becoming north northwest 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 7. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Groton SD
 45.45°N 98.1°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
Last Update:
8:37 am CST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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