Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Overcast

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SE 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1022.9 mb)
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-1°F (-18°C)
Last update 28 Feb 7:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 7. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -2. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as -2. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 11. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 7. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as -2. East wind 10 to 14 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as -2. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 11. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 24. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
6:52 am MST Feb 28, 2026
8am MST Feb 28, 2026-6pm MST Mar 6, 2026
 
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