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

89°F

32°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed NE 12 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 30 Jul 2:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NNW Lemmon SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 88 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 58. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 58. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 102. South wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light northwest wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light east wind becoming southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NNW Lemmon SD
 46.04°N 102.19°W
2:36 pm MDT Jul 30, 2026
3pm MDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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