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

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Bethlehem SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Bethlehem SD
 44.28°N 103.53°W (Elev. 4833 ft)
4:06 am MST Feb 26, 2026
5am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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