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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

46°F

8°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed W 17 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1004.3 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 7 Mar 10:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

Wind Advisory March 8, 09:00am until March 8, 06:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow between noon and 1pm, then rain likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy, with a west wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of rain after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 8 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of snow before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow between noon and 1pm, then rain likely after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 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 27. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 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 38. North wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Windy.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery.
Friday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
8:36 pm MST Mar 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm MST Mar 7, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 14, 2026
 
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