Observed 8:35 AM MDT at KIEN

Batesland, SD weather

Overcast and 41°5°, snow tomorrow ~12–7 AM (97%).

Mostly agree

Now 41°5°

Cloudy · Feels like 35°2°

Feels like: 35°2°; Wind chill from 10 mph17 km/h wind · air 41°5°
Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h around 9 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry · down to 21°−6° by 4 PM
UV tomorrow: 0Low; Low all day (peak 0)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

20°11° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 42°6° now)

Good hours for

Dry until midnight
Gusts to 37 mph60 km/h until 11 AM
High 50°10° today at 3 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 8 PM
Rain tonight from midnight (100%, 2.4 in60 mm)

This morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · gusts to 37 mph60 km/h · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Rain midnight–6 AM (40%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 40°4° by 10 AM · Rain all morning (80%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 42°6° · Rain all afternoon (90%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Rain all night (100%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from N, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from N, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	61%	85%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from N, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	57%	86%	0
Sat 11a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	52%	86%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	48%	84%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	84%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	37%	83%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	34%	81%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	75%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	35%	36%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	41°5°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	31%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	54%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	46%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	91%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	57%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	96%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Drizzle	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Drizzle	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	34°1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	92%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 1p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	36°2°	90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Rain	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Rain	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Drizzle	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	36°2°	90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Drizzle	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	32°0°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	32°0°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	32°0°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Snow	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Snow	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Drizzle	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	100%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	90%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Rain	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	90%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	92%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. North wind 10 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. Northeast wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 44°7°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  80% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 43°6°
  90% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 34°1°
  100% chance · 1.3 in34 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 7am, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain before midnight, then rain and snow. Cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 40°4°, low 29°−2°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 100% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 36°2°
  100% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 34°1°
  60% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain and snow before 9am, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Rain likely before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. Southeast wind 2 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Low, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°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
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
28°−2°–36°2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  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 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°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°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–52°11°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°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
43°6°–56°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–46°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
89% chance of rain, high 44°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
97% chance of snow, high 40°, low 29°, 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

Wounded Knee Creek at Wounded Knee

13 mi

Level: 0.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Porcupine Creek near Sharps Corner

20 mi

Level: 3.4 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little White River near Martin

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:11–6:09 PM; Morning 6:55–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:09–6:20 PM; Morning 6:44–6:55 AM; first light 6:44 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 4:50 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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