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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Light Snow

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NE 16 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 9 Mar 3:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Elgin ND

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow. Steady temperature around 29. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 29 °F

    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before 9pm. Steady temperature around 28. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow. High near 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 45 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Blustery then
    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow. Steady temperature around 29. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before 9pm. Steady temperature around 28. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Rain and snow. High near 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Friday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Southeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday
Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 7. Northeast wind 15 to 17 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elgin ND
 46.4°N 101.84°W
Last Update:
4:32 pm MDT Mar 9, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm MDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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