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Observed 3:55 PM CDT at KFSD

Chancellor, SD weather

Overcast and 52°11°, rain ~5 PM–12 AM (73%).

Today: low 43°6°, high 64°18°.

One forecast only

Now 52°11°

Cloudy

Wind
14 mph22 km/h
From the north-northwest. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point
43°6°
Comfortable
Air quality
39Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Rain until tomorrow 1 PM (80%, 0.57 in14 mm)
  • Low 43°6° tomorrow at 8 AM
  • Dry break tomorrow 1–7 PM
  • Rain tomorrow night from 7 PM (90%, 3.1 in78 mm)
  1. This afternoonNear 56°13° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
  2. TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Rain all night (80%)
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (70%)
  4. Tomorrow afternoonNear 52°11° · Rain noon–1 PM (40%)
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Rain 7 PM–6 AM (90%)
  6. Monday morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%)
  7. Monday afternoonUp to 53°12° by 3 PM · Rain all afternoon (90%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 4pShowers56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)56°13°40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NNW62%—0
Sat 5pShowers55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)55°13°50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NNW64%—0
Sat 6pShowers53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)53°12°60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NNW69%—0
Sat 7pShowers52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)52°11°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from N71%——
Sat 8pShowers51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)51°11°60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from N77%——
Sat 9pShowers50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)47°8°70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from N83%——
Sat 10pShowers50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)48°9°70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from N83%——
Sat 11pShowers49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)47°8°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from N86%——
Sun 12aShowers49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)47°8°40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm5 mph8 km/h from N89%——
Sun 1aShowers48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)45°7°40%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from N89%——
Sun 2aShowers47°8° (likely 47°8° to 47°8°)44°7°40%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE89%——
Sun 3aShowers46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°)42°6°50%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE93%——
Sun 4aShowers47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)43°6°80%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE86%——
Sun 5aShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)41°5°70%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE93%——
Sun 6aShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)40°4°60%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE93%——
Sun 7aShowers44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)39°4°70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE93%——
Sun 8aShowers43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)38°3°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE96%——
Sun 9aShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)40°4°70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE89%——
Sun 10aShowers48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)43°6°60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE83%——
Sun 11aShowers49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°)45°7°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE77%——
Sun 12pShowers50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)46°8°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE74%——
Sun 1pShowers51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°)51°11°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE68%——
Sun 2pShowers52°11° (likely 52°11° to 52°11°)52°11°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE69%——
Sun 3pShowers52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)52°11°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE66%——
Sun 4pShowers52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)52°11°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE63%——
Sun 5pShowers53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)53°12°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE59%——
Sun 6pShowers52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)52°11°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE59%——
Sun 7pShowers49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)44°7°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE63%——
Sun 8pShowers48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)43°6°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE68%——
Sun 9pShowers46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)40°4°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE73%——
Sun 10pShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)39°4°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from NE76%——
Sun 11pShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)39°4°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE76%——
Mon 12aShowers44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)37°3°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE82%——
Mon 1aShowers43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)36°2°80%, 0.23 in5.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE86%——
Mon 2aShowers43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)36°2°80%, 0.23 in5.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE86%——
Mon 3aShowers42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)34°1°90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE89%——
Mon 4aShowers42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)34°1°80%, 0.23 in5.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE89%——
Mon 5aShowers41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)33°1°90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE96%——
Mon 6aShowers41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)33°1°90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE96%——
Mon 7aShowers41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)33°1°90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE100%——
Mon 8aShowers40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°)31°−1°90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from E100%——
Mon 9aShowers42°6° (likely 42°6° to 42°6°)34°1°90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from E96%——
Mon 10aShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 45°7°)38°3°90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from E89%——
Mon 11aShowers47°8° (likely 47°8° to 47°8°)40°4°90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from E83%——
Mon 12pShowers49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°)43°6°90%, 0.19 in4.8 mm15 mph24 km/h from E77%——
Mon 1pShowers50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)44°7°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm15 mph24 km/h from E74%——
Mon 2pShowers52°11° (likely 52°11° to 52°11°)52°11°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm15 mph24 km/h from E71%——
Mon 3pShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°)53°12°90%, 0.16 in4.1 mm15 mph24 km/h from E69%——

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Rain, 50% chance. One forecast only.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 56°13°

      50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 51°11°

      70% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 45°7°

      80% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Tonight: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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
    64°18°
    Low, likely
    43°6°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 54°12°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 70% chance. One forecast only.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 43°6°

      70% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 53°12°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 48°9°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 41°5°

      90% chance · 1.2 in29 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 39. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    53°12°–54°12°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–46°8°
    Wind
    11 mph18 km/h
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 55°13°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.66 in17 mm, 90% chance. One forecast only.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 40°4°

      90% chance · 1.2 in30 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 53°12°

      90% chance · 0.67 in17 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Night: Rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    50°10°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–43°6°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 60°16°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

    Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    58°14°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–46°8°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    62°17°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–47°8°
    Wind
    7 mph12 km/h
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Dry. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    64°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–51°11°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    68°20°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    52°11°–55°13°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    46% chance of rain, high 64°, low 43°.

  2. Tomorrow

    69% chance of rain, high 54°, low 39°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    89% chance of rain, high 55°, low 42°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 60–70°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Vermillion River near Chancellor

3.4 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1283 ft
Flow
300 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

East Fork Vermillion River near Parker

8.0 mi
Below flood stage
Level
5.9 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Vermillion River near Parker

11 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.4 ft
Flow
19 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Long Creek above Centerville

13 mi
Level
1222 ft

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 6:30 PM.

Daylight
10 h 37 min
Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour
5:50–6:48 PM
Morning 7:35–8:33 AM
Blue hour
6:48–6:59 PM
Morning 7:23–7:35 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:29 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Chancellor. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.