Observed 3:00 PM CDT at KABR

Long Lake Colony, SD weather

Sunny and 52°11°.

Forecasts differ

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the north-northwest. 58–14 mph23 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · down to 25°−4° by 6 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 18Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

21°12° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 3 PM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain tomorrow 3 PM–1 AM (50%, 0.74 in19 mm)
Rain tomorrow night from 3 AM (90%, 2.1 in53 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h Monday from 2 PM

This afternoonNear 51°11° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 34°1° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Rain 3–6 PM (50%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 4 AM · Rain 6 PM–1 AM (50%)
Monday morningDown to 32°0° by 9 AM · Rain all morning (70%) · freezing, low 32°0°
Monday afternoonNear 36°2° · Rain all afternoon (90%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	44%	83%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	39%	80%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	36%	86%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	75%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	62%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	70%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	31%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	34%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	25%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	63%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	61%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	92%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	55%	95%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	99%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	10%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	45%	89%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	42%	96%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	100%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	100%	2
Sun 4p	Rain	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	45%	100%	2
Sun 5p	Rain	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Drizzle	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	39°4°	50%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	30%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	67%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	35°2°	30%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	5%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	20%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	32°0°	30%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	27°−3°	70%, 0.07 in1.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	25°−4°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	72%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Rain	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	22°−6°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	78%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Rain	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	21°−6°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	85%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Rain	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	24°−4°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 12p	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	70%, 0.19 in4.8 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 1p	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	90%, 0.33 in8.4 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 2p	Rain	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.33 in8.4 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	92%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–69°21°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 42°6°
  50% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.44 in11 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 3 to 9 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 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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
31°−1°–36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 39°4°, low 29°−2°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 33°1°
  70% chance · 1 in26 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 37°3°
  90% chance · 0.97 in25 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 37°3°
  100% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Night: Rain before 7pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 9 to 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
29°−2°–38°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 47°8°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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
48°9°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  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
45°7°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–56°13°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 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
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 54°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
49% chance of rain, high 50°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
88% chance of rain, high 39°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 47–58°; 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

Foot Creek near Aberdeen

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.2 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Elm River near Westport

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Elm River near Frederick

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Moccasin Creek at Aberdeen

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 49 min less
Golden hour: 5:52–6:52 PM; Morning 7:45–8:45 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:04 PM; Morning 7:33–7:45 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Long Lake Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,000 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Long Lake Colony, SD weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Foot Creek near Aberdeen

Elm River near Westport

Elm River near Frederick

Moccasin Creek at Aberdeen

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon