Observed 11:35 AM MDT at KIEN

Allen, SD weather

Mostly cloudy and 43°6°, snow tomorrow ~12–10 AM (97%).

Forecasts differ

Now 43°6°

Mostly cloudy · Feels like 37°3°

Feels like: 37°3°; Wind chill from 12 mph19 km/h wind · air 43°6°
Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

28°16° cooler than this time yesterday (71°22° then, 43°6° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 6 AM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until noon
High 49°9° today at 2 PM
Rain tomorrow from 6 AM (100%, 3.2 in82 mm)
Low 36°2° tomorrow at 7 AM

This afternoonUp to 49°9° by 2 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · rain chance 40% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 39°4° · Rain all morning (70%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 41°5° · Rain all afternoon (90%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Rain all night (100%)
Monday morningNear 36°2° · Rain all morning (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 11a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	53%	88%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	47%	83%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	42%	89%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	83%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	34%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	33%	76%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	31%	76%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	41°5°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	75%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	44%	35%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	38°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	59%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	38%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	33%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	37°3°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	48%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	95%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	40%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	55%	97%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	40%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	40%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	40%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	33°1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Rain	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Rain	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Rain	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	90%, 0.08 in2 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Snow	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Snow	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Drizzle	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Snow	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	100%, 0.21 in5.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Snow	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Snow	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Snow	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Rain	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Snow	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.25 in6.4 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. North wind 8 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. East wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 44°7°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 43°6°
  90% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 37°3°
  100% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  100% chance · 1.3 in32 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain before 8pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 40°4°, low 31°−1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 36°2°
  100% chance · 1.3 in34 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 37°3°
  100% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  70% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 40, with temperatures falling to around 37 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: A chance of rain before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 11pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
37°3°–40°4°
Low, likely
31°−1°–35°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 59°15°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 61°16°).
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–50°10°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–52°11°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–47°8°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°6°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
90% chance of rain, high 44°, low 34°, cooling off.
Monday
93% chance of snow, high 40°, low 31°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 49–61°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (UNR) (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

Little White River near Martin

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Bear in the Lodge Creek near Wanblee

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Lake Creek (SD) below Refuge near Tuthill

23 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Porcupine Creek near Sharps Corner

23 mi

Level: 3.4 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:10–6:08 PM; Morning 6:54–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:08–6:19 PM; Morning 6:43–6:54 AM; first light 6:43 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:27 AM · rises 4:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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