Wind Advisory
Ends in 2 h 38 min
When
Until 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning.
Where
Jones, Stanley, Corson, and Dewey Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 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: Corson; Dewey; Stanley; Jones
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Observed 5:52 AM MDT at KMBG

La Plant, SD weather

Windy and 45°7°, gusts to 36 mph58 km/h today.

Forecasts differ

Now 45°7°

Windy · Feels like 35°2°

Feels like: 35°2°; Wind chill from 29 mph47 km/h wind · air 45°7°
Wind: 29 mph47 km/hgusts 45 mph72 km/h; From the northwest. Easing to 18 mph29 km/h by 1 PM
Dew point: 33°1°; Dry · down to 23°−5° by 2 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 30.1 inHg1019 hPa; Rising very fast · +0.19 inHg+6.3 hPa in 3 h

None rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

14°8° cooler than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 38 mph61 km/h until 1 PM
High 52°11° today at 1 PM
Low 36°2° tonight at 4 AM
Rain tomorrow from noon (70%, 0.42 in11 mm)

This morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 38 mph61 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 50°10° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Rain all night (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	33°1°	20%	29 mph47 km/h from NW, gusts 38 mph62 km/h	67%	80%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	30°−1°	20%	29 mph47 km/h from NW, gusts 36 mph58 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	29°−2°	20%	28 mph45 km/h from NW, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	70%	67%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	32°0°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from NW, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	66%	62%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from NW, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	58%	25%	0
Sat 11a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	51%	13%	1
Sat 12p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	44%	4%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	36%	24%	3
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	32%	26%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	31%	24%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	29%	26%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	30%	23%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	22%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	38%	20%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	41%	61%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	43%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	34%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	30%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	48%	69%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	50%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	54%	67%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	65%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	66%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	100%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	100%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	100%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	39°4°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	35°2°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	35°2°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	82%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	31°−1°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	29°−2°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	28°−2°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 45°7°)	25°−4°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	92%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 8 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 51 mph81 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 47°8°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 41°5°
  70% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 34°1°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 42°6°, low 29°−2°. Snow 0–5 in0–13 cm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 37°3°
  80% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Heavy snow, 34°1°
  90% chance · 1.8 in4.7 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 34°1°
  90% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 33°1°
  60% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 3pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 55°13°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 13 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 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
52°11°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
46°8°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–48°9°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 54°12°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  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
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
54% chance of rain, high 47°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
77% chance of snow, high 42°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 48–59°.

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

Moreau River (SD) near Whitehorse

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Moreau River (SD) at Promise

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 32 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 47 min less
Golden hour: 5:01–6:00 PM; Morning 6:51–7:51 AM
Blue hour: 6:00–6:12 PM; Morning 6:40–6:51 AM; first light 6:40 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:23 AM · rises 4:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from La Plant. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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