Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from January 15, 09:00 PM CST until January 16, 06:00 PM CST

Current conditions at

Winner, Bob Wiley Field Airport (KICR)

Lat: 43.39°NLon: 99.84°WElev: 2031ft.

29°F

-2°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	30.16 in (1023.8 mb)
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	21°F (-6°C)
Last update	14 Jan 9:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles ESE Ideal SD

High Wind Watch January 15, 09:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Tonight
Low: 27 °F⇑
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 50 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
then Slight
Chance Rain
and Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Very Windy
Friday
High: 28 °F⇓
Chance Snow
and Very
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Windy
Saturday
High: 10 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 5 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Mostly
Cloudy and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 36 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Sunday Night
Low: 7 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as 17. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 8. Very windy, with a northwest wind 33 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 21 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a northwest wind 40 to 48 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Breezy, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Blustery.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Blustery.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.