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Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains Thursday night, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Confidence continues to increase for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

STURGIS (K49B)

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

Overcast

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 28 Jan 10:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Sturgis SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as 16. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F⇑

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow. High near 38. Wind chill values as low as 20. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow, mainly before 11am. High near 25. Wind chill values as low as 6. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 16 by 8pm, then rising to around 25 during the remainder of the night. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 16 °F⇑

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow between 8am and 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 30 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as 16. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Snow. High near 38. Wind chill values as low as 20. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow, mainly before 11am. High near 25. Wind chill values as low as 6. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 16 by 8pm, then rising to around 25 during the remainder of the night. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday
A chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow between 8am and 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sturgis SD
 44.41°N 103.51°W (Elev. 3556 ft)
Last Update:
9:27 pm MST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm MST Jan 28, 2026-6pm MST Feb 4, 2026
 
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