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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed N 22 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1024.0 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 1.75 mi
Wind Chill-8°F (-22°C)
Last update 15 Mar 3:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

Winter Storm Warning March 15, 04:57am until March 15, 12:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
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    Winter Storm Warning March 15, 04:57am until March 15, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sun

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -7. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 19. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 13. Wind chill values as low as -8. Blustery, with a north wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Areas of blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -13. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -7. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 19. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
4:26 am MDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am MDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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