Observed 3:35 PM MDT at KSPF

Newell, SD weather

Sunny and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northeast. 69–12 mph19 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 9°−13°; Dry · up to 17°−8° by 2 AM
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

27°15° cooler than this time yesterday (75°24° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 6 AM tomorrow
Rain tomorrow 6 AM–noon (40%, 0.18 in4.6 mm)
Dry break tomorrow noon–6 PM
Rain tomorrow night from 6 PM (90%, 1.3 in34 mm)
Below freezing Monday 6–8 AM (low 31°−1°)

This afternoonNear 52°11° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (40%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 43°6° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Rain all night (90%)
Monday morningUp to 36°2° by 9 AM · Rain all morning (90%) · freezing, low 31°−1°
Monday afternoonNear 36°2° · Rain all afternoon (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 4p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	23%	6%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	24%	57%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	28%	73%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	31%	74%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	32%	54%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	34%	64%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	70%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	37%	67%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	52%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	67%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	66%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	66%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	46%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	71%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	25°−4°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	33°1°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	33°1°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	65%	100%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	34°1°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	67%	100%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	36°2°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	65%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	37°3°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	62%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	37°3°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	62%	100%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	60%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	37°3°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	82%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Drizzle	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	90%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	23°−5°	90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	22°−6°	90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Rain	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Snow	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Snow	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	99%	0
Mon 12p	Snow	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 1p	Snow	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	100%	1
Mon 2p	Snow	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	97%	1
Mon 3p	Snow	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	70%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	100%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 33°1°. Typical 56°13° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. East wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
52°11°–53°12°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 45°7°, low 30°−1°. Typical 55°13° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 39°4°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 34°1°
  90% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Cloudy. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy. Low around 30, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 37°3°, low 26°−3°. Typical 55°13° / 29°−2°. Snow 0–5 in0–13 cm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°1°
  90% chance · 0.9 in23 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 37°3°
  70% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  50% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 7am, then rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 37, with temperatures falling to around 35 in the afternoon. East wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. East wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 29°−2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 54°12° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
30°−1°–34°1°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 28°−2°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 57°14°, low 32°0°. Typical 54°12° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 28°−2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Typical 53°12° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 27°−3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 53°12° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 27°−3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Typical 52°11° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly 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
36°2°–62°17°
Low, likely
30°−1°–48°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 27°−3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 37°3°. Typical 52°11° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  20% 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
45°7°–60°16°
Low, likely
26°−3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 26°−3°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 37°3°. Typical 51°11° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  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°–67°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 26°−3°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
36% chance of rain, high 45°, low 30°, cooling off.
Monday
85% chance of snow, high 37°, low 26°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 51–59°.

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

Horse Creek near Vale

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2729 ft

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Belle Fourche River at Hwy 79 near Vale

5.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2706 ft

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Whitewood Creek above Vale

7.5 mi

Level: 0.5 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Belle Fourche Reservoir

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2957 ft

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 52Typical 166

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 46
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 18 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 9°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Newell · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1920–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+7°+4°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Newell weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 33 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 45 min less
Golden hour: 5:13–6:12 PM; Morning 7:02–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:23 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 67% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 4:53 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Newell. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,100 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Newell, SD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Horse Creek near Vale

Belle Fourche River at Hwy 79 near Vale

Whitewood Creek above Vale

Belle Fourche Reservoir

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon