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

Aberdeen, Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR)

Lat: 45.44°NLon: 98.41°WElev: 1299ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 26 Feb 6:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Mellette SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Northeast wind around 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 7 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny then
    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 10 to 14 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 14. North northeast wind 14 to 16 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 21. Northeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind 10 to 14 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
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 50. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mellette SD
 45.14°N 98.51°W (Elev. 1306 ft)
6:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
7pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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