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  • Wind Advisory

    Ends in 4 h 35 min

    When
    Until 10 AM CDT this morning.
    Where
    Hughes, Lyman, Sully, Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Potter, and Walworth Counties.

    Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Aberdeen SD

    What, impacts and precautions

    What

    Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

    Impacts

    Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.

    Precautionary actions

    Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

    Areas: Campbell; McPherson; Walworth; Edmunds; Potter; Sully; Hughes; Lyman

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Observed 4:55 AM CDT at KABR

Ipswich, SD weather

Partly cloudy and 59°15°, gusts to 38 mph61 km/h today.

Today: low 46°8° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°), high 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 69°21°).

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Partly cloudy

Wind
15 mph24 km/hgusts 38 mph61 km/h
From the west-northwest. 1219–24 mph39 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point
48°9°
Comfortable · down to 39°4° by 8 AM
UV index
0Low
Moderate 2–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable)
29.93 inHg1014 hPa
Rising fast · +0.14 inHg+4.7 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Gusts to 38 mph61 km/h until 1 PM
  • High 52°11° today at 2 PM
  • Low 35°2° tonight at 3 AM
  • Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
  • Rain tomorrow 2 PM–1 AM (50%, 0.32 in8.1 mm)
  1. This morningDown to 46°8° by 7 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 38 mph61 km/h · Mostly cloudy
  2. This afternoonNear 51°11° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · Rain 2–6 PM (50%)
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Rain 6 PM–1 AM (50%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 5aRain51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)51°11°20%15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 38 mph61 km/h83%29%0
Sat 6aRain48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)42°6°20%16 mph26 km/h from WNW, gusts 37 mph60 km/h86%50%0
Sat 7aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)39°4°5%17 mph27 km/h from WNW, gusts 38 mph61 km/h86%93%0
Sat 8aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)38°3°5%21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 38 mph61 km/h76%94%0
Sat 9aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)38°3°5%24 mph39 km/h from NW, gusts 36 mph57 km/h68%97%0
Sat 10aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)38°3°5%23 mph37 km/h from NW, gusts 32 mph51 km/h71%90%1
Sat 11aPartly sunny48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)41°5°5%22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h65%71%2
Sat 12pCloudy49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)42°6°5%20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h61%64%2
Sat 1pCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)44°7°0%17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h54%62%2
Sat 2pCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h44%66%3
Sat 3pSunny52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)52°11°0%15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h41%35%3
Sat 4pPartly sunny52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)52°11°0%13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h38%45%2
Sat 5pCloudy52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h36%82%1
Sat 6pSunny51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)51°11°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h37%42%0
Sat 7pClear48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)45°7°0%6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h42%42%0
Sat 8pPartly cloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)42°6°0%6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h45%53%0
Sat 9pClear43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)39°4°0%6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h49%40%0
Sat 10pClear41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)37°3°0%6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h53%24%0
Sat 11pClear39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)36°2°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h54%22%0
Sun 12aClear38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)34°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h54%37%0
Sun 1aCloudy37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)33°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h56%78%0
Sun 2aCloudy36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)32°0°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h56%73%0
Sun 3aCloudy35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h59%64%0
Sun 4aCloudy35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h56%61%0
Sun 5aCloudy34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)30°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h58%65%0
Sun 6aCloudy34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)30°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h58%74%0
Sun 7aCloudy34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)30°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h58%82%0
Sun 8aCloudy32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)27°−3°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h63%92%0
Sun 9aCloudy36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)31°−1°0%6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h59%100%0
Sun 10aCloudy41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)37°3°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h53%100%1
Sun 11aCloudy43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)39°4°0%7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h53%99%2
Sun 12pCloudy44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)39°4°0%8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h51%100%2
Sun 1pCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)41°5°5%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h47%100%3
Sun 2pCloudy45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)41°5°30%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h49%99%3
Sun 3pCloudy46°8° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)42°6°50%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h47%100%2
Sun 4pCloudy46°8° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)42°6°40%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h47%100%1
Sun 5pDrizzle46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)42°6°30%, 0.04 in1 mm8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h49%100%1
Sun 6pCloudy47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)44°7°30%, 0.04 in1 mm7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h51%100%0
Sun 7pCloudy45°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)41°5°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h58%100%0
Sun 8pCloudy43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)39°4°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h65%100%0
Sun 9pCloudy42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)38°3°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h70%100%0
Sun 10pCloudy41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)36°2°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h73%100%0
Sun 11pRain40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)35°2°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h76%100%0
Mon 12aDrizzle39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)33°1°50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h79%100%0
Mon 1aRain38°3° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)32°0°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h79%100%0
Mon 2aRain37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)30°−1°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h79%100%0
Mon 3aRain36°2° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)28°−2°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h82%100%0
Mon 4aRain35°2° (likely 35°2° to 45°7°)26°−3°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h82%100%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 45°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 34°1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A slight chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 12 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. West northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    53°12°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–46°8°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 32°0°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 46°8°

      50% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 43°6°

      50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 35°2°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    45°7°–49°9°
    Low, likely
    30°−1°–36°2°
    Wind
    11 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 41°5°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.75 in19 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 38°3°

      70% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 36°2°

      90% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 36°2°

      90% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 37°3°

      80% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 9 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
    40°4°–46°8°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–37°3°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 47°8°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Fog, 38°3°

      40% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 49°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 41°5°

      20% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain likely before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    47°8°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–39°4°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 54°12°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 40°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 59°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 49°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°4°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    54°12°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–42°6°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 48°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    53°12°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–42°6°
    Wind
    11 mph18 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      20% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      20% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    51°11°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–51°11°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 58°14°

      30% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 49°10°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
    55°13°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–51°11°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 47°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 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°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–56°13°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 41°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 47°8°

      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°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–46°8°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    1

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 53°, low 46°.

  2. Tomorrow

    45% chance of rain, high 47°, low 30°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    75% chance of rain, high 41°, low 29°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 47–60°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABR) (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

Foot Creek near Aberdeen

23 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:04 AM, sunset 6:35 PM.

Daylight
10 h 31 min
Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 48 min less
Golden hour
5:53–6:53 PM
Morning 7:45–8:46 AM
Blue hour
6:53–7:05 PM
Morning 7:34–7:45 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 57% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Ipswich. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.