Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the Gulf Coast, upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast U.S. into this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm centered just off the North Carolina coast Friday night through Saturday night will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Read More >

Current conditions at

BRITTON (KBTN)

Lat: 45.82°NLon: 97.74°WElev: 1318ft.

Overcast

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed NE 13 mph
Barometer 30.51 in
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-18°F (-28°C)
Last update 30 Jan 1:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Amherst SD

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A chance of flurries before 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -21. North northeast wind 11 to 15 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 2 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -26. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 4pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -24. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 23 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow.  Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Low around 16. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind around 8 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A chance of flurries before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -21. North northeast wind 11 to 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -25. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -10. Wind chill values as low as -26. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -24. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Low around 16. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southeast wind around 8 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Amherst SD
 45.81°N 97.9°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
1:36 am CST Jan 30, 2026
1am CST Jan 30, 2026-6pm CST Feb 5, 2026
 
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