Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Fair

61°F

16°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1019.1 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Jul 4:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles NNW Lemmon SD

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 88. North wind around 7 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. South wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Windy, with a north wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
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Point Forecast:
15 Miles NNW Lemmon SD
 46.15°N 102.26°W
5:01 am MDT Jul 31, 2026
5am MDT Jul 31, 2026-6pm MDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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