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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Overcast and Windy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed NW 29 G 40 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-3°F (-19°C)
Last update 16 Jan 4:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Hettinger ND

High Wind Warning January 16, 05:21pm until January 16, 09:00pm
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    High Wind Warning January 16, 05:21pm until January 16, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: -8 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by midnight. Blustery, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 16 °F⇑

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Saturday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 28 by midnight. Blustery, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Northeast wind around 8 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hettinger ND
 46.01°N 102.64°W
Last Update:
5:11 pm MST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm MST Jan 16, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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