Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Airport (KIEN)

Lat: 43.03°NLon: 102.52°WElev: 3330ft.

Fair

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 4:52 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Porcupine SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 58. Wind chill values as low as 18 early. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 11. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind 9 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 58. Wind chill values as low as 18 early. West wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 11. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. East wind 9 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Porcupine SD
 43.31°N 102.37°W (Elev. 3015 ft)
4:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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