Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Redfield Municipal Airport (K1D8)

Lat: 44.86°NLon: 98.53°WElev: 1309ft.

Unknown Precip Haze and Breezy

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 43 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NE Orient SD

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 03:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 21, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Wed

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 5pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -2 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -37. North northwest wind 9 to 17 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. East southeast wind around 9 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of snow before 4pm. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 39 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. West northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 11am and 5pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -2 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -37. North northwest wind 9 to 17 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -6. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. East southeast wind around 9 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 5. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NE Orient SD
 44.96°N 98.96°W (Elev. 1424 ft)
12:36 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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