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

Redfield Municipal Airport (K1D8)

Lat: 44.86°NLon: 98.53°WElev: 1309ft.

Fair and Breezy

54°F

12°C

Humidity 33%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.76 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Hitchcock SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northeast wind around 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny then
    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 57. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Hitchcock SD
 44.65°N 98.49°W (Elev. 1319 ft)
12:42 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
1pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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