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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mobridge, Mobridge Municipal Airport (KMBG)

Lat: 45.55°NLon: 100.41°WElev: 1713ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1008.8 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 8:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSW Wakpala SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 14 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 15. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. East northeast wind around 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. East southeast wind around 8 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 14 to 17 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 15. North northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
A chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles SSW Wakpala SD
 45.59°N 100.6°W (Elev. 1699 ft)
8:37 am MST Feb 26, 2026
8am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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