Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Central US; Wintry Mix in the Northern Plains and Northeast

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible across the central U.S. through Saturday. Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are all possible. There is an increased threat for wildfire development in the southern to central High Plains. A wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain are forecast across portions of the northern Plains and central New England into early Friday morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

BRITTON (KBTN)

Lat: 45.82°NLon: 97.74°WElev: 1318ft.

Overcast and Breezy

48°F

9°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed SE 21 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.66 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 5 Mar 8:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Britton SD

Winter Weather Advisory March 6, 04:00am until March 7, 04:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of drizzle after 1am.  Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north northwest 11 to 16 mph after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Drizzle and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of snow after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 13 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of drizzle after 1am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north northwest 11 to 16 mph after midnight.
Friday
A slight chance of drizzle, snow, and freezing rain before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph becoming southwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 13 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Point Forecast:
Britton SD
 45.8°N 97.74°W (Elev. 1319 ft)
7:36 pm CST Mar 5, 2026
8pm CST Mar 5, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
 
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