Observed 4:35 AM CDT at KPQN

Ward, SD weather

Partly cloudy and 61°16°, 10°6° warmer than usual, rain ~6 AM–2 PM (70%).

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 16 mph26 km/hgusts 23 mph37 km/h; From the south. 1016–16 mph26 km/h through 5 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 42°6° by 5 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 54Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.02 inHg1017 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (62°16° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 7 PM (70%, 0.44 in11 mm)
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h until 7 AM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h today 11 AM–noon
Dry break tonight 7 PM–6 AM
Rain tomorrow from 6 AM (90%, 1.3 in33 mm)

This morningNear 62°17° · Rain all morning (70%) · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
This afternoonDown to 54°12° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (50%)
TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Rain 6–7 PM (20%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (70%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Rain all afternoon (60%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Rain all night (90%) · gusts to 27 mph43 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 5a	Showers	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	62%	56%	0
Sat 6a	Showers	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	62%	60%	0
Sat 7a	Showers	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	70%	99%	0
Sat 8a	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	78%	98%	0
Sat 9a	Rain	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	78%	91%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	83%	93%	1
Sat 11a	Showers	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	62°17°	60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	67%	95%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	69%	97%	2
Sat 1p	Showers	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	62%	99%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	64%	99%	2
Sat 3p	Showers	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	100%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	99%	1
Sat 5p	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	99%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	71%	91%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	59%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	58%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	57%	0
Sun 2a	Showers	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	42°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	59%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	42°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Showers	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	66%	0
Sun 5a	Showers	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	38°3°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	35°2°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	36°2°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	100%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 11a	Showers	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	99%	0
Sun 12p	Showers	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 1p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	43°6°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	99%	0
Sun 2p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	42°6°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	43°6°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	99%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	63%	99%	0
Sun 5p	Showers	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Drizzle	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	79%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	36°2°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	79%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Drizzle	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	36°2°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	82%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	85%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Drizzle	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	31°−1°	90%, 0.22 in5.6 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ENE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	92%	100%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 64°18°, low 60°16°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 60°16°
  70% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 48°9°, low 35°2°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 40°4°
  70% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 48°9°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.99 in25 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 46°8°, low 37°3°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.9 in23 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 41°5°
  90% chance · 0.33 in8.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 42°5°
  90% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  80% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  80% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 54°12°, low 42°6°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Typical 52°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 50°10° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 54°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 49°9° / 28°−2°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 48°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–57°14°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 28°−2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
70% chance of rain, high 64°, low 60°.
Tomorrow
71% chance of rain, high 48°, low 35°, cooling off.
Monday
93% chance of rain, high 46°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Highs 54–62°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (FSD) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Flandreau Creek above Flandreau

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek near Flandreau

6.7 mi

Level: 1577 ft

Reading from Sat 3 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Sioux River above Flandreau

8.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1530 ft
Flow: 58 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 AM · NWS gauge page

North Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 40.2 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 33Typical 164

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
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 5 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°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?

Pipestone · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1877–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+1°SunOct 18
+9°+5°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+19°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 43 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:45 PM; Morning 7:34–8:32 AM
Blue hour: 6:45–6:56 PM; Morning 7:22–7:34 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ward. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ward, SD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Flandreau Creek above Flandreau

Spring Creek near Flandreau

Big Sioux River above Flandreau

North Branch Pipestone Creek near Pipestone

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