| NWS Forecast for: Cottonwood County Issued by: National Weather Service Sioux Falls, SD Last Update: 1236 PM CST Wed Feb 18 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Little or no snow accumulation. Windy and much cooler. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Thursday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Thursday Night: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after midnight. Light snow accumulation possible. Lows around 19. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Friday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Friday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Cold with lows 10 to 15. Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows 5 to 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 10 below after midnight. Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Wind chill values as low as 10 below in the morning. Sunday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows zero to 5 above zero. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 20. Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 40s. | |
| Zone Forecast: Cottonwood County | |
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