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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN)

Lat: 43.99°NLon: 96.3°WElev: 1732ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed NW 24 G 35 mph
Barometer 29.55 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 16 Jan 5:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ward SD

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 07:43am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 07:43am until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 25 °F⇓

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered snow showers between 10pm and 3am, then scattered flurries after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -2 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 0 by 8pm, then rising to around 7 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 0 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 9.

    High: 9 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly before 5pm. Areas of blowing snow between 2pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 10 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Scattered snow showers between 10pm and 3am, then scattered flurries after 3am. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 3. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 0 by 8pm, then rising to around 7 during the remainder of the night. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
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Point Forecast:
Ward SD
 44.16°N 96.47°W (Elev. 1742 ft)
Last Update:
7:23 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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