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Storm Systems to Impact the Central and Eastern U.S. Through the Weekend

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. today through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast today from the Lower Mississippi River Valley to the Tennessee Valley. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and areas of flooding are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Overcast

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1027.4 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 Jan 1:53 pm MST
Extended Forecast for

Elgin ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of snow, mainly before 3pm, then a slight chance of snow or flurries after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 24 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of flurries before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light south wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

    Low: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of snow, mainly before 3pm, then a slight chance of snow or flurries after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of flurries before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Light south wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 7 to 17 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind around 31 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elgin ND
 46.37°N 101.84°W
Last Update:
2:16 pm MST Jan 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm MST Jan 10, 2026-6pm MST Jan 16, 2026
 
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