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 >

Current conditions at

BRITTON (KBTN)

Lat: 45.82°NLon: 97.74°WElev: 1318ft.

Overcast

25°F

-4°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SW 14 mph
Barometer 29.67 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 26 Feb 2:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Lake City SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Cloudy, with a low around 8. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 8. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. North northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 36.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake City SD
 45.72°N 97.41°W (Elev. 1890 ft)
1:36 am CST Feb 26, 2026
2am CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 4, 2026
 
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