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 >

Current conditions at

BRITTON (KBTN)

Lat: 45.82°NLon: 97.74°WElev: 1318ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 29.71 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 6:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Lake City SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow before noon.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 13. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of snow before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 22. South wind 6 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 22 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
A chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 13. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 22. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake City SD
 45.72°N 97.41°W (Elev. 1890 ft)
5:36 pm CST Feb 26, 2026
6pm CST Feb 26, 2026-6pm CST Mar 5, 2026
 
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