Observed 7:10 PM CDT at KABR

Aberdeen, SD weather

Clear and 45°7°, 55°31° colder than a typical Oct 24.

One forecast only

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry · down to 22°−6° by 3 AM
Air quality: 19Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)

Next 48 hours

29°16° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 2 PM
Low 34°1° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow from 2 PM (90%, 4.7 in120 mm)
High 51°11° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM
Tomorrow afternoonNear 50°10° · Rain 2–6 PM (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Rain all night (60%)
Monday morningUp to 38°3° by 10 AM · Rain all morning (80%) · freezing, low 32°0°
Monday afternoonNear 40°4° · Rain all afternoon (90%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW	53%	—	—
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW	58%	—	—
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW	60%	—	—
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW	57%	—	—
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW	54%	—	—
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW	50%	—	—
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N	52%	—	—
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N	54%	—	—
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N	54%	—	—
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE	59%	—	—
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE	61%	—	—
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE	64%	—	—
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE	64%	—	—
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE	59%	—	—
Sun 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°)	36°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N	54%	—	—
Sun 10a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 42°6°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE	53%	—	—
Sun 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NE	45%	—	—
Sun 12p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE	42%	—	—
Sun 1p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%, 0.08 in2 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE	39%	—	—
Sun 2p	Rain	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	20%, 0.08 in2 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE	41%	—	—
Sun 3p	Rain	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	40%, 0.08 in2 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE	39%	—	—
Sun 4p	Rain	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE	37%	—	—
Sun 5p	Rain	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE	41%	—	—
Sun 6p	Rain	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	50%, 0.08 in2 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE	44%	—	—
Sun 7p	Rain	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE	51%	—	—
Sun 8p	Rain	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE	58%	—	—
Sun 9p	Rain	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from NE	62%	—	—
Sun 10p	Rain	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from NE	62%	—	—
Sun 11p	Rain	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 43°6°)	39°4°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	6 mph10 km/h from NE	65%	—	—
Mon 12a	Rain	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 42°6°)	38°3°	20%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE	67%	—	—
Mon 1a	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE	73%	—	—
Mon 2a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	33°1°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE	73%	—	—
Mon 3a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	32°0°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE	70%	—	—
Mon 4a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE	73%	—	—
Mon 5a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE	75%	—	—
Mon 6a	Rain	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	22°−6°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE	89%	—	—
Mon 7a	Rain	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	80%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE	82%	—	—
Mon 8a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	80%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE	75%	—	—
Mon 9a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	80%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE	79%	—	—
Mon 10a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE	79%	—	—
Mon 11a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE	82%	—	—
Mon 12p	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE	82%	—	—
Mon 1p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°)	32°0°	90%, 0.37 in9.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE	79%	—	—
Mon 2p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°)	32°0°	90%, 0.37 in9.4 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE	82%	—	—
Mon 3p	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 41°5°)	33°1°	90%, 0.37 in9.4 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE	79%	—	—
Mon 4p	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 41°5°)	33°1°	90%, 0.37 in9.4 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE	82%	—	—
Mon 5p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°)	32°0°	90%, 0.37 in9.4 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE	89%	—	—
Mon 6p	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.37 in9.4 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE	96%	—	—

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 0°−18°, low 32°0°. Typical 55°13° / 30°−1°. Dry. One forecast only.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
0°−18°
Low, likely
32°0°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
—
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 51°11°, low 31°−1°. Typical 54°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. One forecast only.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 51°11°
  50% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 45°7°
  60% chance · 0.43 in11 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 37°3°
  60% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 41°5°, low 31°−1°. Typical 54°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.65 in17 mm, 90% chance. One forecast only.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 35°2°
  80% chance · 1.3 in33 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 41°5°
  90% chance · 2.1 in53 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
41°5°
Low, likely
31°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 50°10°, low 36°2°. Typical 53°12° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 60% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind around 8 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
50°10°–51°11°
Low, likely
36°2°–38°3°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 28°−2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 34°1°. Typical 52°11° / 28°−2°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
57°14°–58°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 52°11° / 27°−3°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
58°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 60°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 51°11° / 27°−3°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
59°15°–60°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 57°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 51°11° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
High, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Low, likely
48°9°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 26°−3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 0°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
53% chance of rain, high 51°, low 31°, warming up.
Monday
90% chance of rain, high 41°, low 31°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 50–60°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABR) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Moccasin Creek at Aberdeen

0.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Foot Creek near Aberdeen

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Elm River at Ordway

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

James River near Columbia

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.2 ft
Flow: 152 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 47Typical 171

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 40
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 8 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 30°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Aberdeen Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 55°31° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 14°8° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°MonOct 19
+12°+6°TueOct 20
+12°+6°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+27°+15°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Aberdeen weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 31 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 48 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:51 PM; Morning 7:43–8:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:03 PM; Morning 7:32–7:43 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Aberdeen. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Aberdeen, SD weather

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Moccasin Creek at Aberdeen

Foot Creek near Aberdeen

Elm River at Ordway

James River near Columbia

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon