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Observed 6:25 PM CDT at KATY

Bradley, SD weather

Sunny and 48°9°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°), high 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°).

Mostly agree

Now 48°9°

Sunny · Feels like 45°7°

Wind
8 mph13 km/h
From the northwest. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point
36°2°
Comfortable · down to 27°−3° by 11 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow
1Low
Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure
30.31 inHg1026 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

24°13° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until tomorrow 1 PM
  • Low 37°3° tomorrow at 6 AM
  • Rain tomorrow from 1 PM (100%, 5.7 in146 mm)
  • Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h Monday from 9 AM
  1. TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  2. Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
  3. Tomorrow afternoonNear 48°9° · Rain 1–6 PM (70%)
  4. Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Rain all night (80%)
  5. Monday morningUp to 40°4° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
  6. Monday afternoonNear 41°5° · Rain all afternoon (100%) · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 6pCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)44°7°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h58%80%0
Sat 7pCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)42°6°5%8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h60%84%0
Sat 8pCloudy44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)40°4°5%7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h65%83%0
Sat 9pCloudy43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)39°4°5%7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h65%82%0
Sat 10pCloudy43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)40°4°5%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h59%82%0
Sat 11pCloudy44°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)42°6°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h51%81%0
Sun 12aCloudy42°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)40°4°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h55%79%0
Sun 1aCloudy42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)40°4°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h55%76%0
Sun 2aClear42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)40°4°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h53%32%0
Sun 3aClear40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)38°3°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h57%24%0
Sun 4aClear39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)36°2°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h59%21%0
Sun 5aMostly cloudy38°3° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)34°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h62%52%0
Sun 6aCloudy37°3° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)33°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h64%74%0
Sun 7aCloudy37°3° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)33°1°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h64%83%0
Sun 8aCloudy40°4° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°)37°3°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h55%83%0
Sun 9aCloudy43°6° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)39°4°10%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h51%86%0
Sun 10aCloudy46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)42°6°10%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h47%91%1
Sun 11aCloudy48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)45°7°20%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h44%99%1
Sun 12pCloudy48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)44°7°30%8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h44%100%0
Sun 1pCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)44°7°40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h44%100%0
Sun 2pCloudy48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)44°7°40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h44%100%0
Sun 3pCloudy48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)44°7°60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h46%100%0
Sun 4pRain48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)44°7°60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h46%100%0
Sun 5pCloudy48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)44°7°70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h47%100%0
Sun 6pCloudy48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)44°7°60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h49%100%0
Sun 7pRain44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)39°4°60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h60%100%0
Sun 8pCloudy44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)39°4°50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h62%100%0
Sun 9pRain42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)36°2°80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h67%100%0
Sun 10pRain42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)36°2°70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h70%100%0
Sun 11pRain42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)36°2°60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h70%100%0
Mon 12aRain42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)36°2°60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h73%100%0
Mon 1aRain41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)35°2°60%, 0.13 in3.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h76%100%0
Mon 2aCloudy41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)35°2°60%, 0.13 in3.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h76%100%0
Mon 3aRain41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)34°1°50%, 0.13 in3.3 mm12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h76%100%0
Mon 4aRain39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)31°−1°60%, 0.13 in3.3 mm13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h79%100%0
Mon 5aRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)30°−1°80%, 0.13 in3.3 mm14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h82%100%0
Mon 6aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)26°−3°90%, 0.13 in3.3 mm14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h92%100%0
Mon 7aRain36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)27°−3°90%, 0.34 in8.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h89%100%0
Mon 8aRain37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)28°−2°90%, 0.34 in8.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h85%100%0
Mon 9aRain38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)29°−2°90%, 0.34 in8.6 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h85%100%0
Mon 10aRain39°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)30°−1°90%, 0.34 in8.6 mm16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h85%100%0
Mon 11aRain40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)32°0°90%, 0.34 in8.6 mm16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h85%100%0
Mon 12pRain40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)31°−1°90%, 0.34 in8.6 mm17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h85%100%0
Mon 1pRain41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)32°0°100%, 0.39 in9.9 mm17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h82%100%0
Mon 2pRain41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)32°0°100%, 0.39 in9.9 mm17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h82%100%0
Mon 3pRain42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)33°1°100%, 0.39 in9.9 mm18 mph29 km/h from ENE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h82%100%0
Mon 4pRain42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)33°1°100%, 0.39 in9.9 mm18 mph29 km/h from ENE, gusts 31 mph51 km/h82%100%0
Mon 5pRain41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)32°0°100%, 0.39 in9.9 mm18 mph29 km/h from ENE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h86%100%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 35°2°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. North wind 3 to 9 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    65°18°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 40°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 48°9°

      70% chance · 0.5 in13 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 44°7°

      80% chance · 0.4 in10 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 38°3°

      80% chance · 0.71 in18 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain likely after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: Rain. Cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    46°8°–48°9°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–41°5°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 42°6°, low 34°1°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.74 in19 mm, 100% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 37°3°

      90% chance · 1.8 in46 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 42°6°

      100% chance · 2.3 in58 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 38°3°

      100% chance · 0.37 in9.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 40°4°

      100% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42. East northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    39°4°–43°6°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    23 mph37 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 51°11°, low 40°4°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 42°6°

      60% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 51°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 50°10°

      30% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 44°7°

      20% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A slight chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    51°11°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    50°10° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    20 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 39°4°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    53°12°–61°16°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    50°10° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 44°7°. Typical 49°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 38°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 58°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      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 44.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    56°13°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    49°9° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 51°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

    Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    56°13°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–48°9°
    Typical high / low
    48°9° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 48°9° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 48°9°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    49°9°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    48°9° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 55°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 45°7°

      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
    40°4°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    47°8° / 27°−3°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 47°8° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 47°8°

      20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 56°13°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      30% 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
    51°11°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    47°8° / 27°−3°
    Wind
    29 mph47 km/h, gusts 49 mph78 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    53% chance of rain, high 66°, low 35°.

  2. Tomorrow

    66% chance of rain, high 48°, low 33°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    98% chance of rain, high 42°, low 34°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 51–62°; 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

Big Sioux River near Florence

23 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Sioux River near Watertown

24 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.8 ft
Flow
13 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 75% less heating than a typical week.

This week 45Typical 177

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
39
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 13 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 36°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?

Clark No2 · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2012–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Forecast high / low
66°19° / 35°2°
Record high
74°23° in 2022
Record low
15°−9° in 2020

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 16°9° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +9°+5°SunOct 18
  2. +11°+6°MonOct 19
  3. +12°+7°TueOct 20
  4. +15°+8°WedOct 21
  5. +16°+9°ThuOct 22
  6. +25°+14°FriOct 23
  7. +23°+13°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 6:30 PM.

Daylight
10 h 32 min
Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 46 min less
Golden hour
5:49–6:48 PM
Morning 7:39–8:39 AM
Blue hour
6:48–7:00 PM
Morning 7:28–7:39 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Bradley. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.