Missouri River at Big Bend Dam
2.3 mi- Level
- 1421 ft
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 1:15 PM CDT at K9V9
Overcast and 50°10°, rain tomorrow ~7 AM–8 PM (92%).
Today: low 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°), high 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 70°21°).
Now 50°10°
Cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NNW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 52% | 86% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 46% | 84% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 44% | 86% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 43% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 41% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 46% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 50% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 51% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 53% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 58% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 57% | 39% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 55% | 38% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 57% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 57% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 55% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 57% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 90%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 70%, 0.12 in3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Rain | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 50%, 0.12 in3 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Rain | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 90%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Rain | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Rain | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 37°3° | 50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Rain | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 36°2° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 34°1° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 35°2° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 35°2° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 34°1° | 20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°) | 34°1° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°) | 34°1° | 70%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 34°1° | 90%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Drizzle | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 34°1° | 100%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 34°1° | 90%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 33°1° | 70%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 90%, 0.36 in9.1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 92% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 100%, 0.46 in12 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 89% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 30°−1° | 100%, 0.46 in12 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 85% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 30°−1° | 100%, 0.46 in12 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 92% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 33°1° | 100%, 0.46 in12 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 33°1° | 100%, 0.46 in12 mm | 16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 32°0° | 100%, 0.46 in12 mm | 17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 32°0° | 100%, 0.34 in8.6 mm | 17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.62 in16 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
100% chance · 1.9 in47 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy. High near 48, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
100% chance · 2.7 in68 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
100% chance · 1 in27 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
100% chance · 0.38 in9.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Night: Rain before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 6 to 12 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
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 62°17°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
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 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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.
Dry, high 56°, low 38°.
92% chance of rain, high 48°, low 37°, cooling off.
99% chance of rain, high 45°, low 32°, cooling off.
Mostly dry, highs 54–64°.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 72% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 19 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 35°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 13°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Fort Thompson weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 6:39 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing