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  • Wind Advisory

    Ends in 19 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 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

    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 9:25 AM CDT at KMBG

Java, SD weather

Windy and 45°7°, gusts to 35 mph56 km/h today.

Today: low 31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 42°6°), high 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 65°18°).

Forecasts differ

Now 45°7°

Windy · Feels like 36°2°

Feels like
36°2°
Wind chill from 21 mph33 km/h wind · air 45°7°
Wind
21 mph33 km/hgusts 30 mph48 km/h
From the northwest. Easing to 9 mph14 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point
30°−1°
Dry · down to 22°−6° by 4 PM
UV index
0Low
Moderate 2–3 PM · peak 3

Next 2 hours

None rain starting around 6:15 AM.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Gusts to 37 mph60 km/h until 2 PM
  • High 50°10° today at 2 PM
  • Rain tomorrow night from 7 PM (60%, 0.16 in4.1 mm)
  1. This morningNear 44°7° · rain chance 20% · gusts to 37 mph60 km/h · Mostly cloudy
  2. This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 2 PM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Mostly 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 chance 30% · Cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Rain 7 PM–6 AM (50%)
  7. Monday morningNear 34°1° · Rain all morning (60%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 9aCloudy43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)33°1°20%29 mph47 km/h from NW, gusts 37 mph59 km/h70%80%0
Sat 10aCloudy44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)34°1°0%28 mph45 km/h from NW, gusts 35 mph56 km/h68%80%1
Sat 11aCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)36°2°0%26 mph42 km/h from NW, gusts 33 mph53 km/h63%80%1
Sat 12pCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)36°2°0%23 mph37 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h55%81%2
Sat 1pCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)39°4°0%21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h46%82%2
Sat 2pCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)44°7°0%20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h37%83%3
Sat 3pSunny49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)43°6°0%18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h37%43%2
Sat 4pSunny50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)44°7°0%16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h33%42%1
Sat 5pCloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)44°7°0%13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h33%79%1
Sat 6pMostly sunny48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)44°7°0%9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h34%50%0
Sat 7pCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)42°6°0%6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h40%69%0
Sat 8pMostly clear42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)39°4°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h45%27%0
Sat 9pClear41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)38°3°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h46%24%0
Sat 10pClear40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)37°3°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h48%21%0
Sat 11pClear39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)37°3°0%3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h50%23%0
Sun 12aClear38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)36°2°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h52%23%0
Sun 1aClear37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)34°1°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h54%15%0
Sun 2aPartly cloudy37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)34°1°0%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h54%51%0
Sun 3aClear36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)33°1°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h54%26%0
Sun 4aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h56%67%0
Sun 5aCloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)30°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h58%71%0
Sun 6aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)30°−1°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h56%75%0
Sun 7aCloudy35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)30°−1°0%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h56%80%0
Sun 8aCloudy32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)26°−3°0%6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h63%97%0
Sun 9aCloudy36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)30°−1°0%7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h56%96%0
Sun 10aCloudy41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)36°2°0%8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h48%100%1
Sun 11aCloudy43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)38°3°0%9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h45%100%1
Sun 12pCloudy44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)38°3°0%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h43%100%2
Sun 1pCloudy44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)38°3°10%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h43%100%2
Sun 2pCloudy45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)40°4°20%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h41%100%1
Sun 3pRain45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)40°4°30%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h43%100%1
Sun 4pRain45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)40°4°30%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h45%99%0
Sun 5pCloudy45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)40°4°30%10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h47%100%1
Sun 6pCloudy46°8° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)41°5°30%9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h47%100%0
Sun 7pCloudy44°7° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)39°4°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h55%100%0
Sun 8pCloudy42°6° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)36°2°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph26 km/h60%100%0
Sun 9pRain41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)35°2°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h62%100%0
Sun 10pRain40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)33°1°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h67%100%0
Sun 11pRain40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)33°1°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h67%100%0
Mon 12aRain39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)32°0°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h73%100%0
Mon 1aRain39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)31°−1°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h73%100%0
Mon 2aCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)30°−1°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h76%100%0
Mon 3aCloudy37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)28°−2°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h75%100%0
Mon 4aCloudy36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)26°−3°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm16 mph26 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h79%98%0
Mon 5aRain35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)25°−4°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h82%100%0
Mon 6aRain33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)22°−6°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h85%100%0
Mon 7aRain33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)22°−6°60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h85%99%0
Mon 8aRain34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)23°−5°60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm17 mph27 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h82%100%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 50°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 42°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 34°1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind 13 to 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. North northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.

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

    High, likely
    51°11°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–42°6°
    Wind
    28 mph44 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 32°0°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Rain, 45°7°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 42°6°

      50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 35°2°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 47. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 9 to 17 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
    43°6°–48°9°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–38°3°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 40°4°, low 28°−2°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Snow, 34°1°

      70% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Heavy snow, 34°1°

      90% chance · 0.9 in2.3 cm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Snow, 34°1°

      90% chance · 0.6 in1.4 cm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Snow, 34°1°

      70% chance · 0.3 in0.7 cm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain before 4pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40. East northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Night: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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

    High, likely
    39°4°–42°6°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–35°2°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 46°8°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Fog, 34°1°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind 12 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    46°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–37°3°
    Wind
    18 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 38°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 56°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 47°8°

      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. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    53°12°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–39°4°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 40°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 55°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 47°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

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

    High, likely
    51°11°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–41°5°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 44°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 53°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

    Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

    High, likely
    49°9°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–48°9°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 51°10°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 57°14°

      30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 46°8°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
    46°8°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–51°11°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 51°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 37°3°

      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
    47°8°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–54°12°
    Wind
    22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 51°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 48°9°

      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
    49°9°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–43°6°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 51°, low 31°.

  2. Tomorrow

    33% chance of rain, high 47°, low 31°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    75% chance of snow, high 40°, low 28°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 46–57°; 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.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 6:38 PM.

Daylight
10 h 30 min
Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 48 min less
Golden hour
5:57–6:57 PM
Morning 7:49–8:49 AM
Blue hour
6:57–7:08 PM
Morning 7:37–7:49 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:20 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Java. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.