Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from April 20, 11:00 AM MDT until April 20, 08:00 PM MDT

Current conditions at

Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Airport (KIEN)

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

Fair and Breezy

54°F

12°C

Humidity	28%
Wind Speed	SE 22 G 36 mph
Barometer	30.05 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	49°F (9°C)
Last update	19 Apr 9:52 pm MDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Porcupine SD

Red Flag Warning April 20, 11:00am until April 20, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 83 °F
Sunny then
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 54 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 90 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 48 °F
Breezy.
Showers
Likely then
Slight Chance
Rain
Thursday
High: 64 °F
Chance Rain
and Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 30 °F
Chance
Showers and
Blustery then
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday

A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 28 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery.

Friday

A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and noon, then a slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Friday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Saturday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.