Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 30 Jul 7:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

Hettinger Municipal Airport ND

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 91 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers after midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. South wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Windy, with a north wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hettinger Municipal Airport ND
 46.01°N 102.64°W
8:37 am MDT Jul 30, 2026
8am MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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