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

Pierre, Pierre Regional Airport (KPIR)

Lat: 44.38°NLon: 100.29°WElev: 1742ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 26%
Wind Speed NW 15 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Pierre SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. East northeast wind around 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 34 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. East northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pierre SD
 44.37°N 100.35°W (Elev. 1503 ft)
5:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
6pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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