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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair and Breezy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 35%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 33 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.6 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 12:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Ralph SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ralph SD
 45.78°N 103.05°W (Elev. 2785 ft)
Last Update:
12:31 pm MDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm MDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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