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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

Fair

49°F

9°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed W 17 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1012.2 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill43°F (6°C)
Last update 13 Jan 8:56 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Hartington NE

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain or sprinkles before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 57 °F

    Breezy then
    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a steady temperature around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain or sprinkles before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a steady temperature around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hartington NE
 42.6°N 97.24°W (Elev. 1401 ft)
Last Update:
7:21 am CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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