Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

33°F

1°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1019.4 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 12 Jan 7:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 29 by 9pm, then rising to around 37 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow after 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Very windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Very windy.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wind chill values as low as 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 29 by 9pm, then rising to around 37 during the remainder of the night. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Very windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Very windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Very windy.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
7:06 am MST Jan 12, 2026
8am MST Jan 12, 2026-6pm MST Jan 18, 2026
 
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