Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KHON

Hitchcock, 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 30 mph48 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable · down to 33°1° by 3 PM (dry)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Rising fast · +0.17 inHg+5.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 7 AM
Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h until 2 PM
High 56°13° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Rain tomorrow from 7 AM (90%, 1.7 in42 mm)

This morningNear 52°11° · Cloudy · rain chance 20% · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h
This afternoonNear 55°13° · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (60%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 48°9° · Rain all afternoon (70%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Rain all night (90%)
Monday morningNear 36°2° · Rain all morning (90%)

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	Showers	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	20%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	68%	99%	0
Sat 10a	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	61%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	55%	80%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	20 mph32 km/h from NNW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	51%	88%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from NNW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	45%	80%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	41%	81%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	38%	84%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	82%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	87%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	41%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	46%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	48%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	38%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	68%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	63%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	34°1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	34°1°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)	32°0°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	36°2°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 1p	Rain	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Showers	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	45°7°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Showers	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	79%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	35°2°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	86%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	32°0°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	89%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	29°−2°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	26°−3°	80%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.23 in5.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	100%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated rain showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 50°10°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  60% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 48°9°
  70% chance · 0.38 in9.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 45°7°
  90% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 37°3°
  90% chance · 0.34 in8.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 45°7°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.96 in24 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.68 in17 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 42°5°
  100% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 42°5°
  100% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  90% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Wind
15 mph25 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, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°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
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Dry. 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 · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–51°11°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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.
High, likely
53°12°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°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
39°4°–56°13°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.23 in5.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 58°, low 36°.
Tomorrow
70% chance of rain, high 50°, low 34°, cooling off.
Monday
89% chance of rain, high 45°, low 33°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 53–63°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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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

Turtle Creek near Tulare

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1304 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

James River near Redfield

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 384 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

James River at Huron

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 303 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Snake Creek near Ashton

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 33 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 45 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:52 PM; Morning 7:42–8:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:03 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 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Hitchcock, SD weather

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Days ahead

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Turtle Creek near Tulare

James River near Redfield

James River at Huron

Snake Creek near Ashton

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon