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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN)

Lat: 43.99°NLon: 96.3°WElev: 1732ft.

Mostly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 17 G 25 mph
Barometer 29.58 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 15 Jan 10:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ward SD

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 12:00am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow or flurries before midnight, then snow likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Areas of blowing snow between 2pm and 5pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 23 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Blustery.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery.

    Low: -3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 8.

    High: 8 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow or flurries before midnight, then snow likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Areas of blowing snow between 2pm and 5pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 8.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ward SD
 44.16°N 96.47°W (Elev. 1742 ft)
Last Update:
10:33 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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