Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KABR

Claremont, SD weather

Mostly cloudy and 52°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the northwest. Gusts to 29 mph46 km/h around 9 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · down to 33°1° by 2 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 11 AM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow night 7 PM–1 AM (40%, 0.36 in9.1 mm)

This morningDown to 50°10° by 9 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 54°12° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 49°9° by 5 PM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Rain 7 PM–1 AM (40%)

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	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	66%	42%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	69%	90%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from WNW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	68%	94%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	65%	95%	0
Sat 11a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	61%	86%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	54%	69%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	50%	71%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	43%	74%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	76%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	36%	80%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	35%	81%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	87%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	40%	45%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	45%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	49%	41%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	39%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	39%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	35%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	70%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	64%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	56%	61%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	65%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	61%	74%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	61%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	99%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	99%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	100%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	100%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	40%	100%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	99%	1
Sun 4p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	45°7°	30%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Drizzle	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	47°8°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	45°7°	30%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	45°7°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	36°2°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	34°1°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	32°0°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	28°−2°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	75%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	27°−3°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	99%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 33°1°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. North northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Typical 52°11° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 33. East northeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
30°−1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 29°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 43°6°, low 32°0°. Typical 51°11° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  60% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.27 in6.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.35 in9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 12 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°–46°8°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 29°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 49°9°, low 38°3°. Typical 51°11° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  60% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 28°−2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 55°13°, low 33°1°. Typical 50°10° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 28°−2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 36°2°. Typical 49°9° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 55°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 49°9° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 27°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 48°9° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 26°−3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 48°9° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  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
51°11°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–57°14°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 26°−3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 47°8° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 26°−3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 50°, low 33°, cooling off.
Monday
72% chance of rain, high 43°, low 32°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 49–63°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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

James River near Columbia

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft
Flow: 167 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

James River near Hecla

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 88.2 ft
Flow: 239 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Elm River at Ordway

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Elm River near Westport

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft
Flow: 14 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 41Typical 179

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 31
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°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?

Britton · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 12°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+10°+5°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+15°+8°WedOct 21
+13°+7°ThuOct 22
+20°+11°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 49 min less
Golden hour: 5:49–6:49 PM; Morning 7:42–8:42 AM
Blue hour: 6:49–7:01 PM; Morning 7:30–7:42 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:13 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Claremont, SD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

James River near Columbia

James River near Hecla

Elm River at Ordway

Elm River near Westport

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Unknown

Moon