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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Aberdeen, Aberdeen Regional Airport (KABR)

Lat: 45.44°NLon: 98.41°WElev: 1299ft.

Fair

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill9°F (-13°C)
Last update 26 Feb 1:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Mellette SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. South southwest wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph becoming north 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 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. East wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 27 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph becoming north 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 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. East wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mellette SD
 45.14°N 98.51°W (Elev. 1306 ft)
1:36 am CST Feb 26, 2026
1am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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