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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Light Snow Fog/Mist

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed E 12 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 14 Mar 5:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

Winter Storm Warning March 14, 06:16pm until March 15, 12:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
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    Winter Storm Warning March 14, 06:16pm until March 15, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sun

    Winter Storm Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 5 °F

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2am. Low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -12. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 25 mph becoming north 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a north wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -11. Blustery, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
5:02 pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm MDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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