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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pipestone Municipal Airport (KPQN)

Lat: 43.99°NLon: 96.3°WElev: 1732ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 24 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.29 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill12°F (-11°C)
Last update 18 Feb 9:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ward SD

Wind Advisory February 18, 12:00pm until February 18, 03:00pm
High Wind Warning February 18, 09:27am until February 18, 12:00pm
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning February 18, 09:27am until February 18, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Wed

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 40 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind around 15 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. North northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 22.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
Ward SD
 44.14°N 96.5°W (Elev. 1732 ft)
Last Update:
8:56 am CST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Feb 18, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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