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

STURGIS (K49B)

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

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.70 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 25 Feb 7:55 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Fort Meade SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 36. East wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 21 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. East wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 21 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 61.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Fort Meade SD
 44.48°N 103.42°W (Elev. 3661 ft)
7:36 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
8pm MST Feb 25, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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