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High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

-4°F

-20°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1023.1 mb)
Dewpoint -11°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-17°F (-27°C)
Last update 26 Jan 1:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 8. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 29 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -20. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Friday
A chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
2:21 am MST Jan 26, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am MST Jan 26, 2026-6pm MST Feb 1, 2026
 
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