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

Spearfish / Clyde Ice (KSPF)

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

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed W 15 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.77 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill50°F (10°C)
Last update 26 Feb 5:15 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Whitewood SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 17. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values as low as 19. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 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 21. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 17. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Wind chill values as low as 19. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Whitewood SD
 44.47°N 103.63°W (Elev. 3602 ft)
4:46 pm MST Feb 26, 2026
5pm MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 5, 2026
 
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