Wind Advisory
Ends in 2 h 47 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT this morning.
Where
Buffalo, Hand, Hyde, and Faulk Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Impacts
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.
Precautionary actions
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Areas: Faulk; Hyde; Hand; Buffalo
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Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KABR

Chelsea, SD weather

Mostly cloudy and 52°11°, gusts to 32 mph52 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the northwest. Gusts to 32 mph52 km/h around 8 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · down to 34°1° by 1 PM (dry)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 52Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 34 mph55 km/h until 1 PM
High 54°12° today at 2 PM
Low 35°2° tonight at 4 AM
Rain tomorrow from 2 PM (70%, 0.74 in19 mm)

This morningDown to 46°8° by 9 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 34 mph55 km/h · Cloudy
This afternoonNear 53°12° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 47°8° · Rain 2–6 PM (60%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Rain all night (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Rain	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	42°6°	20%	28 mph45 km/h from NW, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	74%	52%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	38°3°	20%	29 mph47 km/h from NW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	74%	93%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	37°3°	20%	29 mph47 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	73%	97%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	39°4°	10%	25 mph40 km/h from NW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	68%	96%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	5%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	61%	91%	1
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	54%	42%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	48%	65%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	45%	66%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	74%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	36%	80%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	35%	85%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	86%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	45%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	44%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	42%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	43%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	42%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	78%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	61%	59%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	97%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	5%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Rain	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	42°6°	20%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	43°6°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	42°6°	60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	35°2°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	34°1°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	33°1°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	31°−1°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	30°−1°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	28°−2°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)	27°−3°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°)	25°−4°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	92%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 12 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 48°9°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 48°9°
  60% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 44°7°
  70% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 35°2°
  70% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East northeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.7 in18 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.38 in9.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. 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
41°5°–45°7°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 50°10°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 56°13°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  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 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 56°13°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–53°12°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
56°13°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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
52°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–57°14°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
56% chance of rain, high 48°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
78% chance of rain, high 43°, low 30°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 50–64°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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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

Snake Creek above Ashton

15 mi

Level: 1262 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

James River near Ashton

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.9 ft
Flow: 466 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

James River near Stratford

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.2 ft
Flow: 385 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake Creek near Ashton

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 31 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 47 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:53 PM; Morning 7:44–8:44 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:04 PM; Morning 7:32–7:44 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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Today

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Monday

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What changed since yesterday

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Rivers

Snake Creek above Ashton

James River near Ashton

James River near Stratford

Snake Creek near Ashton

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon