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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NW 14 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill33°F (1°C)
Last update 13 Jan 4:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

Wind Advisory until January 13, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until January 13, 05:00pm

    NOW until 5:00pm Tue

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 48 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 20. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Very windy, with a northwest wind 33 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Very windy, with a northwest wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday
Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 20. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a northwest wind 32 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Very windy, with a northwest wind 33 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Very windy, with a northwest wind 40 to 45 mph decreasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
2:11 am MST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MST Jan 13, 2026-6pm MST Jan 19, 2026
 
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