Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge Airport (KIEN)

Lat: 43.03° N Lon: 102.52° W Elev: 3330 ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 12:52 pm MDT
Detailed forecast for

Southern Oglala Lakota

This Afternoon
Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Sunday
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the evening, then rain showers after midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Monday
Rain showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy and much cooler with highs in the mid 40s.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Breezy with lows around 30. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
Thursday
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.



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1239 PM MDT Fri May 15 2026
 
 

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