Wind Advisory
Ends in 1 h 49 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 6:50 AM MDT at KMBG

Swift Bird, SD weather

Windy and 45°7°, gusts to 32 mph52 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Windy · Feels like 36°2°

Feels like: 36°2°; Wind chill from 24 mph39 km/h wind · air 45°7°
Wind: 24 mph39 km/hgusts 30 mph48 km/h; From the northwest. Easing to 14 mph23 km/h by 3 PM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · down to 25°−4° by 2 PM
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Pressure (notable): 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Rising very fast · +0.18 inHg+6.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

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

Good hours for

Gusts to 35 mph56 km/h until 1 PM
High 52°11° today at 1 PM
Low 36°2° tonight at 4 AM
Rain tomorrow from noon (80%, 0.69 in18 mm)

This morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 51°11° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 10 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Rain all afternoon (60%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Rain all night (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 7a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	33°1°	20%	22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 35 mph57 km/h	70%	76%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	33°1°	20%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	70%	69%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	34°1°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	70%	64%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	37°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	63%	62%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	51%	64%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	44%	61%	2
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	38%	30%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	35%	35%	2
Sat 3p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	32%	41%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	31%	40%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	32%	37%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	36%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	38%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	37%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	51%	39%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	53%	23%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	55%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	56%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	65%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	68%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	69%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	72%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	61%	99%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	100%	1
Sun 12p	Rain	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	40°4°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	51%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	42°6°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Rain	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Rain	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Rain	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Rain	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	33°1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Rain	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	33°1°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	32°0°	80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	32°0°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Rain	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	31°−1°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	29°−2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Rain	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Drizzle	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 45°7°)	25°−4°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 45°7°)	24°−4°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 45°7°)	23°−5°	70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	96%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 8 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 48°9°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 47°8°
  60% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 41°5°
  80% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 33°1°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.7 in18 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 36°2°
  90% chance · 1 in2.5 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  90% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 36°2°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. 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 likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 6 to 15 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
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 56°13°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 10 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–42°6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
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
51°11°–62°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–52°11°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 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
53°12°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°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
48°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–52°11°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 54°12°, low 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 34°.
Tomorrow
56% chance of rain, high 48°, low 31°, cooling off.
Monday
79% chance of rain, high 43°, low 30°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 50–61°.

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) at Promise

23 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 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 46 min less
Golden hour: 5:00–5:59 PM; Morning 6:50–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 5:59–6:11 PM; Morning 6:39–6:50 AM; first light 6:39 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:22 AM · rises 4:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Swift Bird. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,200 ft, 31 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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