Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Mid-Mississippi Valley; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms capable of large hail, damaging winds, and possibly a tornado are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Lower Missouri Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest and Southeast where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in (1022.9 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 Oct 8:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNE Ralph SD

Freeze Warning October 14, 02:00am until October 14, 08:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy frost after 11pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Patchy Frost

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 9pm and midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Widespread frost after 1am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy frost after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 60. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Thursday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Friday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 36.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNE Ralph SD
 45.86°N 103.03°W (Elev. 3015 ft)
9:46 pm MDT Oct 13, 2026
9pm MDT Oct 13, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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