Observed 6:30 PM MDT at KCUT

Fairburn, SD weather

Clear and 37°3°, snow tomorrow ~12–5 PM (96%).

Mostly agree

Now 37°3°

Clear · Feels like 34°1°

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 13°−11°; Dry · up to 21°−6° by 2 AM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–1 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 36Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

None rain starting around 6:15 AM.

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 noon
Low 35°2° tomorrow at 7 AM
Rain tomorrow from noon (100%, 3 in76 mm)
Below freezing Monday 6–8 AM (low 32°0°)

TonightDown to 38°3° by 2 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 10 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 43°6° · Rain all afternoon (60%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Rain all night (100%)
Monday morningUp to 37°3° by 10 AM · Rain all morning (90%) · freezing, low 32°0°
Monday afternoonNear 37°3° · Rain all afternoon (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 6p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	25%	23%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	29%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	33%	29%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	37%	60%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	40%	53%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	42%	51%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	40°4°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	44%	71%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	46%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	50%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	50%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	54%	96%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	57%	96%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	95%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	20%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	36°2°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	38°3°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	100%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	76%	100%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	79%	100%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	100%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	100%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	85%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	100%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Drizzle	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	100%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	100%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	100%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	100%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	100%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	100%, 0.13 in3.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	23°−5°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Snow	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Snow	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Snow	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Snow	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Snow	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	90%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 12p	Heavy snow	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 1p	Rain	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	98%	0
Mon 2p	Rain	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	100%	1
Mon 3p	Rain	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	100%	1
Mon 4p	Snow	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	92%	99%	0
Mon 5p	Snow	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	92%	98%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 34°1°. Rain, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 38°3°
  100% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 34°1°
  100% chance · 0.78 in20 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. East wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 39°4°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–5 in0–13 cm, 90% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 34°1°
  90% chance · 1.6 in41 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Heavy snow, 38°3°
  70% chance · 0.42 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 33°0°
  50% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 7am, then rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 39, with temperatures falling to around 37 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  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 60, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Wind
34 mph54 km/h, gusts 49 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 64°18°).
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–69°21°
Low, likely
33°1°–51°11°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°6°
  30% 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
51°11°–66°19°
Low, likely
29°−2°–48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  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°–66°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–46°8°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
58% chance of rain, high 45°, low 30°, cooling off.
Monday
90% chance of snow, high 39°, low 28°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 57–64°.

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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

French Creek (SD) above Fairburn

8.2 mi

Level: 0.6 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Grace Coolidge Creek near Custer

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.7 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Battle Creek (SD) at Hermosa

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Battle Creek (SD) near Keystone

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:14–6:12 PM; Morning 7:00–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:24 PM; Morning 6:49–7:00 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Fairburn. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,100 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fairburn, SD weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

French Creek (SD) above Fairburn

Grace Coolidge Creek near Custer

Battle Creek (SD) at Hermosa

Battle Creek (SD) near Keystone

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon