Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KHON

Frankfort, SD weather

Mostly sunny and 50°10°.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Mostly sunny · Feels like 44°7°

Feels like: 44°7°; Wind chill from 17 mph28 km/h wind · air 50°10°
Wind: 17 mph28 km/h; From the north-northwest. Gusts to 29 mph46 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · down to 32°0° by 2 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure (notable): 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Rising very fast · +0.19 inHg+6.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 1 PM
High 56°13° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Rain tomorrow from 1 PM (80%, 1.3 in33 mm)

This morningNear 50°10° · Cloudy · rain chance 20% · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h
This afternoonUp to 56°13° by 2 PM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 49°9° · Rain 1–6 PM (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Rain all night (80%)
Monday morningNear 36°2° · Rain all morning (80%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Rain	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	43°6°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	71%	97%	0
Sat 10a	Rain	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	66%	69%	0
Sat 11a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	59%	98%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	54%	80%	1
Sat 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	47%	80%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	40%	79%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	40%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	38%	81%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	81%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	82%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	70%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	45%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	54%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	99%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	32°0°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	97%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	36°2°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Rain	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	30%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	94%	1
Sun 11a	Rain	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	30%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Rain	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 1p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	40%, 0.12 in3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	47%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	40%, 0.12 in3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Rain	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	40%, 0.12 in3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	100%	1
Sun 4p	Rain	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	50%, 0.12 in3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Drizzle	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	50%, 0.12 in3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	52%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	60%, 0.12 in3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	38°3°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	73%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	35°2°	80%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	35°2°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	29°−2°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	26°−3°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Rain	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	25°−4°	80%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	80%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	96%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 49°9°
  50% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 45°7°
  80% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 36°2°
  80% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 45°7°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.87 in22 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 41°5°
  100% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 41°5°
  100% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  90% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32. 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
32°0°–42°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 52°11°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 58°14°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% 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 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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 59. 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
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
53°12°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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, 42°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°–63°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–56°13°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 56°13°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 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
52°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–52°11°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 57°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
54% chance of rain, high 50°, low 33°, cooling off.
Monday
86% chance of rain, high 45°, low 32°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 52–63°; 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

James River near Redfield

8.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 384 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake Creek near Ashton

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

James River near Ashton

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 464 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake Creek above Ashton

14 mi

Level: 1262 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 33 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 46 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:51 PM; Morning 7:42–8:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:03 PM; Morning 7:30–7:42 AM; first light 7:30 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 67% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:13 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Frankfort, SD weather

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

James River near Redfield

Snake Creek near Ashton

James River near Ashton

Snake Creek above Ashton

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon