Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

BRITTON (KBTN)

Lat: 45.82°NLon: 97.74°WElev: 1318ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.82 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill31°F (-1°C)
Last update 12 Jan 5:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNE Amherst SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 10pm and midnight, then a slight chance of snow after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Wintry Mix
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight.  Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon.  Patchy blowing snow before noon, then patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow.  Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 10pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 10pm and midnight, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 23 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon, then patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles NNE Amherst SD
 45.81°N 97.9°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
5:36 pm CST Jan 12, 2026
5pm CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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