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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hettinger, Hettinger Municipal Airport (KHEI)

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

Unknown Precip

-6°F

-21°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1032.2 mb)
Dewpoint -13°F (-25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-30°F (-34°C)
Last update 17 Jan 3:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

Hettinger Municipal Airport ND

Wind Advisory January 17, 11:00pm until January 18, 05:00pm
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Wind Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 14 by 8pm, then rising to around 28 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 24 mph becoming northwest 27 to 37 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 14 °F⇑

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    High: 28 °F⇓

    Partly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tonight
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 14 by 8pm, then rising to around 28 during the remainder of the night. Windy, with a southwest wind 14 to 24 mph becoming northwest 27 to 37 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 9 by 5pm. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 26 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hettinger Municipal Airport ND
 46.03°N 102.64°W
Last Update:
2:36 am MST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am MST Jan 17, 2026-6pm MST Jan 23, 2026
 
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