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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday 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 80%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:35 am MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Bethlehem SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 18. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 38 °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 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 18. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Wind chill values as low as 19 early. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WNW Bethlehem SD
 44.32°N 103.56°W (Elev. 5226 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
12am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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