Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Partly Cloudy

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1007.5 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 25 Feb 11:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 17. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 17 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 17. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 17 early. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 17. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
11:31 pm MST Feb 25, 2026
12am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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