Still Cold, Not As Windy Today

Today will be just as cold as yesterday, but fortunately not as windy. High temperatures will only reach the upper 30s this afternoon with the wind from the west, switching to the south at only 5 to 15 mph.

Bundle up the kiddos tonight. Trick-or-treat time temperatures will start in the mid to upper 30s late this afternoon and fall into the low 30s by mid evening. It is going to get breezy tonight, but I think it will hold off until most of our little trick-or-treaters are home with their bags of candy. The wind will be from the south at 5 to 15 mph through mid evening, but it will become gusty by around or shortly after 10 PM.

A few scattered snow showers are possible first thing tomorrow morning. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and breezy with high temps in the low 50s.

High temps will stay in the 40s through most of the week with a chance of rain and snow late Friday into early Saturday morning. The weekend will be mostly cloudy with a sprinkle or two possible (that sprinkle could come in the form of a rain or snow shower depending on where and when.) It will get warmer this weekend with highs in the mid to upper 40s Saturday, mid 50s on Sunday.

Another Cold, Windy Day

We are only a couple days away from November and it definitely feels like it. Today will be mostly cloudy, windy and cold with a sprinkle or two possible this afternoon. High temps will only reach the upper 30s this afternoon with northwesterly wind gusts to between 30 and 40 mph.

Halloween will be just as cold, but fortunately not nearly as windy. Once again, highs will only reach the upper 30s tomorrow afternoon. You’ll have to bundle up the kiddos for trick-or-treating. Temperatures will drop into the low 30s by tomorrow evening.

Temperatures will bounce from the 40s to 50s later this week with a slight chance of rain or snow on Wednesday and again on Friday. The weekend is actually lookin’ pretty good with a mix of clouds and sunshine, a slight chance of a shower, and high temps in the 50s.

Sunny and Warm Today, Big Changes Ahead

This is it… Today is the day! The warmest, least windy day we’re going to have for quite some time. If you’re hoping to get in a round of golf, need to get some yard work taken care of, or simply want to sit on the porch and enjoy the sunshine, you might want to knock off work a little early today and make up for it on Thursday and Friday. You won’t want to be doing stuff outside on Thursday and Friday anyhow.

Today will be sunny with high temps ranging from the upper 60s in Sioux Falls to the mid 70s across central and western South Dakota. Wind will be fairly light from the northwest at only 5 to 15 mph.

A cold front will blast across the Dakotas late tonight and tomorrow, bringing strong wind gusts, much colder temperatures and even a little snow. The wind will kick in first thing tomorrow with gusts to 40 mph in Sioux Falls, 50 to 55 mph across central and western South Dakota. High temps will reach the low to mid 50s by about noon tomorrow with temperatures dropping into the low 40s by late tomorrow afternoon.

Light snow will develop Thursday night and continuing to Friday. Will get one-half inch or less in Sioux Falls. Parts of northeastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota along the Buffalo Ridge could get 1 to 2 inches of accumulation. The snow won’t be a big deal on its own, but the wind will create blowing snow late Thursday night into Friday. There could be a few issues with travel. Stay tuned for updates.

The weekend will be dry and cool with morning low temps in the lower 20s and highs in the low 40s Saturday, warming to around 50 degrees on Sunday afternoon.  

Windy and Cold Today… An Awesome Day Tomorrow

It is going to be another windy day. It won’t be quite as windy as yesterday – we’re talkin’ gusts to around 40 mph throughout the day – but it will be colder. Highs will only reach the low 50s this afternoon. Central and western South Dakota will be a bit warmer with afternoon highs reaching the low 60s.

The wind will die down late this afternoon into this evening and that will lead us into an absolutely incredible day tomorrow. Wednesday is definitely the nicest day on the 7 Day Forecast with sunshine, highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and just a light northwest breeze.

A powerful cold front will blast across the region on Thursday, bringing more wind and much colder temperatures as we roll toward the weekend. By Friday morning, temps will drop into the 20s with highs only reaching the upper 30s to low 40s on Friday afternoon. The front will be mostly dry, but a few scattered light rain or snow showers will be possible late Thursday night into Friday morning. At this time I do not expect any accumulation.

While we will warm a bit through the weekend, temperatures will remain below average. High temps will stay in the low to mid 40s on Saturday, warming to near 50 on Sunday. Morning low temperatures will drop to the low to mid 20s through the weekend.

Sunny, Warm and Windy Today… Changes Ahead

Cloudy with scattered showers in the morning, gradual clearing through the afternoon. Cooler. High: 65°. Wind: South becoming north by noon 15-25 mph, decreasing to 5-15 mph by late afternoon.

Our stretch of 20+ degree above average days will end today, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. There is still plenty of gorgeous autumn weather to come.

Today will be sunny and warm, but also very windy. High temps will range from the upper 70s in the Sioux Falls area to the low to mid 80s across central and western South Dakota. Unfortunately the wind will be a bit of a pain today. South wind will gust to between 30 and 40 mph throughout much of the day.

The heat, wind and dry conditions will crank up the grassland fire danger potential. Don’t burn and be careful when working in dry farm fields today. Keep an eye on your machinery and do a double check to be sure you know where your fire extinguishers are, that they’re working and that you know how to use them.

A cold front will zip across the Dakotas tonight, bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight into tomorrow. our best chance for rain in Sioux Falls will be late this evening through tonight and into tomorrow morning. While Sioux Falls and places along and west of I-29 will gradually clear throughout the day tomorrow, scattered showers and thunderstorms will redevelop across parts of Minnesota and Iowa tomorrow afternoon. A few strong to severe storms are possible across south-central to southeastern Minnesota and central Iowa tomorrow.

Behind the front we will be dry but cooler. High temps will drop to the mid 60s on Saturday and Sunday. Next week will be dry with high temps bouncing around in the 50s to 60s.