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

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair and Breezy

46°F

8°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed W 24 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 9:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Shadehill SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 11pm.  Cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 8 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 14. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 7. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 8. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 14. South wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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Point Forecast:
Shadehill SD
 45.77°N 102.17°W (Elev. 2215 ft)
8:16 am MST Feb 26, 2026
10am MST Feb 26, 2026-6pm MST Mar 4, 2026
 
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