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 >

Current conditions at

Brookings, Brookings Municipal Airport (KBKX)

Lat: 44.3°NLon: 96.82°WElev: 1647ft.

Fair

47°F

8°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 5:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Estelline SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 24 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Snow likely before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Estelline SD
 44.57°N 96.9°W (Elev. 1680 ft)
5:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
6pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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