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 >

Current conditions at

Redfield Municipal Airport (K1D8)

Lat: 44.86°NLon: 98.53°WElev: 1309ft.

Fog/Mist

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 25 Feb 10:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WNW Wessington SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 4am. South wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 17. North northeast wind around 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 28 by 4am. South wind 8 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 25 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 17. North northeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northeast wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles WNW Wessington SD
 44.5°N 98.79°W (Elev. 1463 ft)
9:36 pm CST Feb 25, 2026
10pm CST Feb 25, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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