Hot and Humid Today, Strong Storms Tonight

Get ready for another day of extreme heat and humidity. Today will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 90s. When you factor in the humidity, the heat index will soar above 100 degrees for much of the afternoon.

A cold front will move across the Dakotas later today, tonight and tomorrow and that will bring a chance of thunderstorms. Storms will develop across central and northern South Dakota late this afternoon and this evening and move east overnight tonight into tomorrow. Some storms will be severe with large hail and strong straight-line wind gusts being the main threat. A tornado or two is also possible. In addition to severe weather, storms will also have the potential to produce heavy rain. An inch or more of rainfall is possible through tomorrow morning.

There is a slight chance that we could see a few scattered thunderstorms in the Sioux Falls area by mid to late evening, however thunderstorms are more likely to develop late tonight and continue through tomorrow morning.

After tomorrow, the rest of the week and the weekend will be mostly sunny and dry. High temps will stay in the low to mid 80s through the weekend.

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Nice Today, Hot and Steamy Tomorrow

Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant with high temps ranging from the mid to upper 80s along east of the James River. Much of central South Dakota will warm back into the upper 90s to 100 degrees this afternoon. There is a slight chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms across central and northern South Dakota later today into tonight.

Tomorrow will be brutally hot and humid. High temperatures will reach the upper 90s with the heat index soaring to near 105 degrees tomorrow afternoon. thunderstorms are likely late tomorrow and tomorrow night. Some storms could be severe with heavy rain.

The rest of the week and the weekend ahead will be mostly sunny and mild. Highs will stay in the mid 80s through the weekend.

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Another Warm, Humid Day

It is going to be another warm and humid day. Afternoon temperatures will range from the upper 80s to low 90s, but the heat index will soar back into the mid to upper 90s for many.

Another system will bring a chance of thunderstorms late today and this evening across central and western South Dakota. Thunderstorms will move east overnight tonight into tomorrow morning and then redevelop across parts of eastern South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa tomorrow afternoon and evening. Once again, some storms could be severe with the potential for heavy rainfall amounts of one-quarter to one-half inch or more.

The weekend ahead will be sunny, cooler and not as humid. Highs will still reach the upper 80s to low 90s on Saturday, but afternoon temps will drop into the low 80s by Sunday. The cooler 80s will stick around into next week with a chance of showers and thunderstorms by late Tuesday night into Wednesday.

TODAY
Partly cloudy, warm and humid. High: 88°. Wind: Northeast becoming east 5-15 mph.


TONIGHT
Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms possible. Low: 71°. Wind: Southeast 5-15 mph.

TOMORROW
Scattered thunderstorms possible in the morning and again late in the afternoon and evening, otherwise partly cloudy, warm and humid. High: 92°. Wind: Southeast 5-15 mph.