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

Spearfish / Clyde Ice (KSPF)

Lat: 44.48°NLon: 103.78°WElev: 3898ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 29.72 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Whitewood SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. East wind 11 to 13 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow, mainly after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. East wind 11 to 13 mph becoming north in the morning. 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 21. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Whitewood SD
 44.42°N 103.63°W (Elev. 4800 ft)
8:51 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
9pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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