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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

Lat: 46.01°NLon: 102.65°WElev: 2703ft.

Mostly Cloudy and Windy

49°F

9°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed W 43 G 61 mph
Barometer 29.47 in (999.4 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 12 Mar 3:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

High Wind Warning March 12, 04:33pm until March 12, 09:00pm
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    High Wind Warning March 12, 04:33pm until March 12, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Thu

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 16. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 16. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. High near 30. Wind chill values as low as 11. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around 10. Blustery, with an east wind 20 to 23 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 13. Very windy, with a northwest wind 39 to 49 mph decreasing to 8 to 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as 16. North wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Wind chill values as low as 16. South wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday
Snow. High near 30. Wind chill values as low as 11. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm, then patchy blowing snow after midnight. Low around 10. Blustery, with an east wind 20 to 23 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a north wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
3:57 pm MDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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