Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KABR

Spring Creek Colony, SD weather

Overcast and 48°9°.

Forecasts differ

Now 48°9°

Cloudy · Feels like 43°6°

Wind: 12 mph19 km/h; From the northwest. Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · down to 31°−1° by 1 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–3 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

18°10° cooler than this time yesterday (65°18° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h until 2 PM
High 53°12° today at 4 PM
Drizzle tomorrow 4–6 PM (20%)
Dry break tomorrow night 6 PM–5 AM
Rain Monday from 5 AM (60%, 0.76 in19 mm)

This afternoonUp to 53°12° by 4 PM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 37°3° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 47°8° · Rain 4–6 PM (20%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Rain 5–6 AM (40%)
Monday morningNear 35°2° · Rain all morning (60%) · freezing, low 32°0°

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	60%	93%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	56%	80%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	50%	81%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	43%	81%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	37%	82%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	32%	84%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	30%	84%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	32%	82%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	40%	82%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	76%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	53%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	23%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	15%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	27%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	63%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	22%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	67%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	75%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	100%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	94%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	88%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	94%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	37%	98%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	100%	2
Sun 5p	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Drizzle	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	39°4°	20%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%, 0.04 in1 mm	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%, 0.04 in1 mm	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	66%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	25°−4°	60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Snow	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	22°−6°	60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	69%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Snow	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	21°−6°	60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	75%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Snow	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	60%, snow 0.1 in0.3 cm	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	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. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–66°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Wind
36 mph58 km/h, gusts 56 mph91 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 3pm. Cloudy. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East northeast wind 6 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Snow. High 39°4°, low 29°−2°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°1°
  60% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 35°2°
  90% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  90% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 7am, then rain and snow between 7am and 4pm, then rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Night: Rain and snow before 1am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 46°8°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°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, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 57°14°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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°–62°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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
47°8°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–55°13°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.06 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
49°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 50°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
84% chance of snow, high 39°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 46–57°; 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

Elm River near Frederick

9.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Maple River near Frederick

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 50 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:52 PM; Morning 7:45–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:04 PM; Morning 7:34–7:45 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:33 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Spring Creek Colony. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 16 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.