| NWS Forecast for: Cottonwood County Issued by: National Weather Service Sioux Falls, SD Last Update: 211 AM CST Thu Jan 15 2026 | |
Today: Partly sunny. A chance of snow with a slight chance of freezing rain this afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming west this afternoon. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries in the evening, then a chance of snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy and not as cool with lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Friday: Mostly cloudy. Snow likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy blowing snow in the morning, then areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch possible. Windy, cooler with highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling to around 15 in the afternoon. Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the evening. Breezy and much colder with lows around 1 above. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chill values as low as 20 below. Saturday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Breezy and much colder. Near steady temperature around 4 above. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind chill values as low as 22 below. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with lows 5 below to zero. Temperature rising to around zero after midnight. Wind chill values as low as 20 below. Sunday: Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the lower 20s. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chill values as low as 15 below in the morning. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy and breezy, cold with lows around zero. Wind chill values as low as 25 below. Martin Luther King Jr Day: Partly sunny. Colder with highs around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 25 below. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around zero. Wind chill values as low as 15 below. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs around 20. Wind chill values as low as 15 below in the morning. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy. Not as cold with lows around 10 above. Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Cottonwood County | |
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