Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

STURGIS (K49B)

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

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

73°F

23°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 5:35 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Bethlehem SD

Severe T-storm Watch until July 30, 09:00pm
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Severe T-storm Watch
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    Severe T-storm Watch until July 30, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • This Afternoon

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 99.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a steady temperature around 78. North wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 99.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 89.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Bethlehem SD
 44.3°N 103.56°W (Elev. 4754 ft)
3:27 pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
5pm MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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