Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

-29°F

-34°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.59 in (1046.2 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Jan 5:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Extreme Cold Warning until January 23, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Fri

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    High: -6 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -27. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -28. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 5. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a temperature falling to near -6 by 8pm, then rising to around 6 during the remainder of the night. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries between 11am and 2pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Wind chill values as low as -23. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -27. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -28. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 5. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a temperature falling to near -6 by 8pm, then rising to around 6 during the remainder of the night. Southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
5:41 am MST Jan 23, 2026
6am MST Jan 23, 2026-6pm MST Jan 29, 2026
 
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