Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from January 15, 05:00 PM MST until January 16, 05:00 PM MST

Current conditions at

Mobridge, Mobridge Municipal Airport (KMBG)

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

Partly Cloudy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	S 13 mph
Barometer	29.93 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	15 Jan 12:52 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSW Wakpala SD

High Wind Watch January 15, 05:00pm until January 16, 05:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Partly Sunny
and Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 15 °F
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday
High: 23 °F
Windy. Chance
Snow then
Mostly Cloudy
Friday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 13 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery
then Mostly
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 30 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 10 mph becoming west.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

Thursday Night

Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

A chance of snow before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.