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

STURGIS (K49B)

Lat: 44.42°NLon: 103.38°WElev: 3243ft.

Fair and Breezy

57°F

14°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed NW 22 G 37 mph
Barometer 29.79 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE Piedmont SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 11 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 11 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. East wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SE Piedmont SD
 44.2°N 103.34°W (Elev. 3799 ft)
12:36 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
1pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database