Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fog/Mist

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill17°F (-8°C)
Last update 10 Mar 5:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Prairie City SD

  • Today

    Today: Snow, mainly after noon.  High near 36. Wind chill values as low as 20. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 36 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow before 9pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 13. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 12. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 19. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow between 8am and 9am, then rain likely after 9am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Windy, with a southwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming west 24 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy then
    Rain Likely
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 31 mph becoming northeast 7 to 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy then
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely.  Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 41 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain and snow likely, mainly after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, mainly after noon. High near 36. Wind chill values as low as 20. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 13. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 12. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 19. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow between 8am and 9am, then rain likely after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Windy, with a southwest wind 13 to 23 mph becoming west 24 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 31 mph becoming northeast 7 to 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Rain and snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Southeast wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Monday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 35.
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Point Forecast:
Prairie City SD
 45.53°N 102.82°W (Elev. 2900 ft)
5:46 am MDT Mar 10, 2026
6am MDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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