Observed 6:40 PM MDT at KCUT

Dudley, SD weather

Clear and 36°2°.

Forecasts agree

Now 36°2°

Clear · Feels like 32°0°

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. 57–12 mph19 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 5°−15°; Dry · up to 20°−7° by 8 PM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–1 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

22°12° cooler than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 39°4° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 6 PM
Low 36°2° tomorrow at 6 AM
High 45°7° tomorrow at 2 PM
Rain tomorrow night 6 PM–Monday 6 PM (90%, 2.1 in53 mm)

TonightDown to 37°3° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 44°7° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Rain all night (90%)
Monday morningUp to 37°3° by 10 AM · Rain all morning (80%)
Monday afternoonNear 39°4° · Rain all afternoon (50%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	37°3°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	30%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	36°2°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	28%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	35°2°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	62%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 41°5°)	35°2°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	44%	62%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	36°2°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	46%	69%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	35°2°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	54%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	34°1°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	33°1°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	88%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	91%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	98%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	28°−2°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	33°1°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	100%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	34°1°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	100%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	35°2°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	82%	100%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	37°3°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	82%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	20%	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	79%	100%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	20%	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	79%	100%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	37°3°	20%	18 mph29 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	20%	18 mph29 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Drizzle	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	18 mph29 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	17 mph27 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Drizzle	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.12 in3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Snow	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Snow	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Rain	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 11a	Rain	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	80%, 0.16 in4.1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 12p	Snow	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 1p	Snow	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	97%	1
Mon 2p	Rain	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	98%	1
Mon 3p	Rain	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	96%	0
Mon 4p	Rain	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	97%	0
Mon 5p	Rain	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	92%	99%	0
Mon 6p	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	91%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 36°2°. Typical 58°14° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 24°−4°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 45 mph73 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 46°8°, low 32°0°. Typical 57°14° / 23°−5°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 35°2°
  90% chance · 0.72 in18 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after noon. Cloudy. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. East wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. East wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 23°−5°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 41°5°, low 28°−2°. Typical 57°14° / 23°−5°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 34°1°
  80% chance · 0.96 in24 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 40°4°
  50% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 41, with temperatures falling to around 39 in the afternoon. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 23°−5°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 34°1°. Typical 56°13° / 22°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  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. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
29°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 22°−6°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 37°3°. Typical 56°13° / 22°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 22°−6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 55°13° / 21°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 21°−6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 55°13° / 21°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 21°−6°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 59°15°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 21°−6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
41°5°–68°20°
Low, likely
35°2°–52°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 21°−6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 54°12° / 20°−7°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  20% chance
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
49°9°–65°18°
Low, likely
29°−2°–50°10°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 20°−7°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 53°12° / 20°−7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
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
50°10°–67°19°
Low, likely
28°−2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 20°−7°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 46°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
79% chance of rain, high 41°, low 28°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 56–66°.

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

Cheyenne River at Edgemont

0.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Hat Creek near Edgemont

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cheyenne River above Angostura at Hwy 71

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3200 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Beaver Creek near Burdock

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3551 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 51Typical 180

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 5°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?

Edgemont · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1979–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+7°+4°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+12°+7°WedOct 21
+10°+5°ThuOct 22
+18°+10°FriOct 23
+18°+10°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
Golden hour: 5:18–6:15 PM; Morning 7:02–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:15–6:26 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 4:57 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Dudley. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,400 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dudley, SD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cheyenne River at Edgemont

Hat Creek near Edgemont

Cheyenne River above Angostura at Hwy 71

Beaver Creek near Burdock

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? Poor

Moon