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

41°F

5°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 29.85 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 8:15 am MST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE Fort Meade SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 15. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 20. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 15. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSE Fort Meade SD
 44.37°N 103.44°W (Elev. 3599 ft)
8:16 am MST Feb 26, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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