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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

-6°F

-21°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed NW 17 mph
Barometer 30.35 in (1034.6 mb)
Dewpoint -12°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-28°F (-33°C)
Last update 17 Jan 7:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

High Wind Watch January 17, 08:00pm until January 18, 05:00pm
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High Wind Watch

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 31 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 4. Very windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 28 mph becoming northwest 34 to 44 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

    Low: 18 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Very
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -9. Very windy, with a northwest wind 41 to 46 mph decreasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

    High: 31 °F⇓

    Very Windy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 31 by 11pm. Wind chill values as low as 4. Very windy, with a southwest wind 18 to 28 mph becoming northwest 34 to 44 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 12 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -9. Very windy, with a northwest wind 41 to 46 mph decreasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Friday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
7:51 am MST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am MST Jan 17, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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