Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue to impact the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies with heavy rainfall, areas of urban and river flooding, landslides, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds into Thursday. A strong clipper system will bring the threat of heavy snow and high winds across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes as well as portions of the interior Northeast and Appalachians. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Partly Cloudy and Windy

31°F

-1°C

Humidity	79%
Wind Speed	NW 26 G 39 mph
Barometer	29.89 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	9 Dec 9:53 pm MST

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Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

Winter Weather Advisory December 10, 05:00pm until December 11, 11:00am

High Wind Warning December 9, 10:32pm until December 10, 02:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning December 9, 10:32pm until December 10, 02:00am
NOW until 2:00am Wed
High Wind Warning
Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
Wednesday
High: 32 °F
Chance Snow
then Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F⇑
Wintry Mix
then Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Thursday
High: 43 °F⇓
Chance Rain
Thursday Night
Low: 6 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday
High: 11 °F
Chance Snow
and Blustery
Friday Night
Low: -4 °F
Snow
Saturday
High: 6 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Wednesday

Snow, mainly after 5pm. High near 32. Wind chill values as low as 8. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow and freezing rain before 11pm, then a chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 3am, then a chance of rain after 3am. Temperature rising to around 36 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as 14. South wind around 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 43 by 11am, then falling to around 33 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Blustery, with a north wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night

Snow. Low around -4. East wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday

A chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 40.