Observed 7:56 PM MDT at K2WX

Prairie City, SD weather

Mostly cloudy and 41°5°.

Forecasts agree

Now 41°5°

Mostly cloudy · Feels like 36°2°

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 17°−8°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 2–3 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

31°17° cooler than this time yesterday (61°16° then, 30°−1° now)

Good hours for

Dry until tomorrow 6 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–9 AM (low 30°−1°)
Rain tomorrow night 6 PM–Monday noon (90%, 0.36 in9.1 mm)
Below freezing Monday 6–8 AM (low 32°0°)
Snow Monday from noon (80%, 2–6 in5–15 cm)

TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 44°7° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Rain all night (90%)
Monday morningNear 34°1° · Rain all morning (90%) · freezing, low 32°0°
Monday afternoonNear 34°1° · Snow all afternoon (80%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	72%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	60%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	48%	59%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	48%	53%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	55%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	53%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	45%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	47%	71%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	49%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	49%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	32%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	33°1°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	44%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	36°2°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	99%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	36°2°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	43%	99%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	38°3°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	99%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	38°3°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	43%	99%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	43%	99%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	38°3°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	43%	98%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	36°2°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	99%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	34°1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	32°0°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	90%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	82%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Rain	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	90%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Rain	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	23°−5°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	23°−5°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	92%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Snow	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Snow	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	90%, 0.04 in1 mm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 12p	Snow	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	80%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	89%	100%	1
Mon 1p	Snow	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	80%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 2p	Snow	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	80%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	14 mph23 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	82%	100%	1
Mon 3p	Snow	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	80%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	82%	99%	0
Mon 4p	Snow	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	80%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	85%	99%	0
Mon 5p	Snow	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	24°−4°	80%, snow 0.6 in1.5 cm	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	92%	97%	0
Mon 6p	Snow	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	30%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	96%	98%	0
Mon 7p	Snow	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	30%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	99%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 28°−2°. Typical 52°11° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
50°10°–51°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 23°−5°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 45°7°, low 31°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 22°−6°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
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 · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. East wind around 13 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
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 22°−6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 36°2°, low 25°−4°. Typical 51°11° / 22°−6°. Snow 1–3 in3–8 cm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°1°
  90% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 35°2°
  80% chance · 4 in9 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 30°−1°
  40% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 8am, then rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 36, with temperatures falling to around 34 in the afternoon. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Night: Snow before 1am. Cloudy. Low around 25, with temperatures rising to around 28 overnight. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–39°4°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 22°−6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 31°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 21°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 9 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–32°0°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 21°−6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 30°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 21°−6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  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 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 21°−6°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 35°2°. Typical 50°10° / 20°−7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  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 55.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 20°−7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 36°2°. Typical 49°9° / 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 20°−7°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Typical 49°9° / 20°−7°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
35°2°–65°18°
Low, likely
28°−2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 20°−7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 38°3°. Typical 48°9° / 19°−7°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5.2 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
40°4°–62°17°
Low, likely
26°−3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 19°−7°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 39°4°. Typical 48°9° / 19°−7°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance
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°–58°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 19°−7°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 28°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 45°, low 31°, cooling off.
Monday
87% chance of snow, high 36°, low 25°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 46–55°.

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

South Fork Grand River at Hwy 79

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2573 ft

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Grand River (SD) near Cash

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 72% less heating than a typical week.

This week 56Typical 203

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 47
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 17 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 17°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?

Lodgepole 5sw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2007–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
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Prairie City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 48 min less
Golden hour: 5:08–6:08 PM; Morning 7:01–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:08–6:20 PM; Morning 6:49–7:01 AM; first light 6:49 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:33 AM · rises 4:50 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Prairie City. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,700 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.