Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Country

A frontal boundary will slowly move eastward and clear most of the eastern seaboard by Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will accompany this front alongside the threat of heavy rainfall; These threats may linger along the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Meanwhile, record spring-like warmth is forecast, mainly east of the Mississippi River, this weekend into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 7 Mar 6:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Chance Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 8pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday
A chance of snow before 1pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday Night
Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Windy.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery.
Friday
A chance of snow. Cloudy, 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)
6:21 am MST Mar 7, 2026
7am MST Mar 7, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 13, 2026
 
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