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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair and Breezy

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed NW 22 mph
Barometer 30.38 in (1034.5 mb)
Dewpoint 1°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-8°F (-22°C)
Last update 15 Mar 2:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -9. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -8. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Wind chill values as low as 13 early. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 55 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -9. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as -8. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as 5. South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Wind chill values as low as 13 early. Windy, with a south wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
2:07 pm MDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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