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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Overcast

11°F

-12°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.97 in (1019.6 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jan 4:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 16. Wind chill values as low as 7. South wind around 6 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 4. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 18 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -4. Very windy, with a northwest wind 36 to 41 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 27 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 11 by noon, then falling to around 4 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 11 °F⇓

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 16. Wind chill values as low as 7. South wind around 6 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 4. Blustery, with a southwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 18 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 14 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -4. Very windy, with a northwest wind 36 to 41 mph decreasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 11 by noon, then falling to around 4 during the remainder of the day. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
Last Update:
3:51 am MST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am MST Jan 20, 2026-6pm MST Jan 26, 2026
 
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