Lake Preston Vol. Fire Department

03/08/2026

The clocks sprang forward last night.

If you haven’t yet, take a minute today to check your smoke alarm batteries and test your alarms!

03/06/2026

Big thanks to Cody Doren for helping our department with CPR recertifications tonight!

02/25/2026

Thank you to Otter Tail Power Company for the generous donation of a pallet of bottled water to our department. We appreciate your continued support of our volunteers and our community! We’ll be well hydrated for trainings and fire calls. 💧🔥

02/17/2026

Effective 2/17/2026 Commissioners have approved a burn ban until March 3

TODAY-TONIGHT:
Southeast winds today gusting 25 to 35 MPH
Afternoon relative humidity 25 to 40% through the Missouri River Valley, 40 to 60% elsewhere.
Lowest humidity is displaced southwest of the stronger winds.
Cold front moves east tonight, which could trigger high-based showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening.
This activity could produce isolated gusts up to 50 MPH.
Increasing west winds will follow the cold front, with nighttime gusts 30 to 45 MPH, strongest north of I-90. A Wind Advisory is in place Midnight to Noon Wednesday (see attached graphic for location).

WEDNESDAY:
Strongest winds in the morning, slowly decreasing but still breezy in the afternoon.
Not as warm but unseasonably mild (upper 40s-50s).
Afternoon relative humidity as low as 15-25% near/south of I-90; 25-40% north of I-90.
Critical fire weather conditions may develop if winds do not decrease as quickly as forecast.

THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT:
Light to perhaps moderate snow expands west to east Thursday.
Peak rates currently focused on Thursday afternoon & evening, impacting the evening commute.
Exact amounts are uncertain, but they have been trending higher.
Moderate (50-70%) probability of 2 inches or more.
Low-moderate (30-50%) probability of 4 inches or more (highest toward south-central South Dakota).
Breezy north winds may produce areas of blowing snow.

02/09/2026

Final winner is Jolene Zeeck.

02/09/2026

3rd Quarter winner is Klark Thomsen.

02/09/2026

2nd Quarter winner is Deb Jallo.

02/09/2026

1st Quarter winner is Todd “Lumpy” Brown.

02/03/2026

This Saturday is the day!! Weather is looking to be perfect for a fun day on the ice.

02/03/2026

Our favorite kind of new recruit. 🚒👶 Congrats to the Odegaard family on their new arrival last week!

02/02/2026

Our big game board is officially full! Thanks to all that purchased a square. We’ll announce winners at the end of each quarter on Sunday!

01/31/2026

Hope to see you out on the lake today! 🎣

Check out this Ice Fishing Tournament on Lake Whitewood on January 31st! Details below 👇