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

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed NW 16 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1025.5 mb)
Dewpoint -4°F (-20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-14°F (-26°C)
Last update 22 Jan 6:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Aberdeen 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 between noon and 5pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 6 by 11am, then falling to around -6 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -36. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -18 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -35. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -23. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 1 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered flurries before 11am. Patchy blowing snow between noon and 5pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near 6 by 11am, then falling to around -6 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -18. Wind chill values as low as -36. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -35. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -23. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 1. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. South wind 9 to 13 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 17.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Aberdeen SD
 45.46°N 98.49°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
6:36 am CST Jan 22, 2026
7am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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