Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Aberdeen, Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR)

Lat: 45.44°NLon: 98.41°WElev: 1299ft.

Fair and Breezy

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 32 mph
Barometer 30.31 in (1029.7 mb)
Dewpoint -12°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-23°F (-31°C)
Last update 22 Jan 9:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Mellette SD

Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 06:00pm until January 23, 03:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  • Today

    Today: Scattered flurries before 11am.  Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -37. North northwest wind 9 to 18 mph.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -37. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -26. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: -12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered flurries before 11am. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -37. North northwest wind 9 to 18 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near -7. Wind chill values as low as -37. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -26. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. South wind 10 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mellette SD
 45.14°N 98.51°W (Elev. 1306 ft)
9:36 am CST Jan 22, 2026
10am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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