Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country

The second storm will track across central and eastern portion of the country this weekend. Heavy wintry precipitation will affect the northern Plains to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the cold front, where very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to southern Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

STURGIS (K49B)

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

Unknown Precip Fog/Mist

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 18 mph
Barometer 30.08 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 3 Apr 2:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles ESE Vale SD

Winter Storm Warning April 3, 03:11pm until April 4, 03:00am
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning April 3, 03:11pm until April 4, 03:00am

    NOW until 3:00am Sat

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 32 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before midnight.  Patchy blowing snow. Low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 50. Wind chill values as low as 14 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 9 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a southeast wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. High near 32. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 10am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 50. Wind chill values as low as 14 early. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 9 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind 5 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with an east wind 8 to 18 mph increasing to 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a southeast wind 26 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Sunny, with a high near 59. Windy.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery.
Thursday
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.
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Point Forecast:
15 Miles ESE Vale SD
 44.51°N 103.13°W (Elev. 2585 ft)
1:57 pm MDT Apr 3, 2026
3pm MDT Apr 3, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 10, 2026
 
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