Our brief taste of autumn will continue today with plenty of sunshine and below average highs ranging from the upper 60s in Sioux Falls to the mid 70s across central South Dakota. It won’t be as windy today. Wind will be from the north at only 5 to 15 mph through this afternoon.

There isn’t a drop of rain on the 7 Day Forecast. The rest of the week will be sunny with high temps gradually warming into the upper 70s by Friday. Most places will reach the 80s this weekend. Parts of central South Dakota could hit 90 degrees on Sunday. As of right now, our long-range models are suggesting that the dry, mild weather will continue well into next week.

Today we are really going to feel the effects of the cold front that zipped through here early yesterday. It will be mostly sunny with highs only reaching the upper 60s in Sioux Falls, Aberdeen and Watertown while parts of central South Dakota reach the low 70s this afternoon. It will be breezy throughout the day with northwesterly wind gusts to between 25

and 30 mph.

The rest of the week will be sunny with temperatures warming a little each day. Highs will be back in the mid 70s by Thursday, upper 70s to low 80s by Friday.

The upcoming weekend will be sunny with high temps in the upper 70s to low 80s. Who says Labor Day weekend has to be the last weekend of summer?!?

We are going to kick off Labor Day weekend with a few scattered showers and thundershowers today. The rest of the holiday weekend will be absolutely fantastic!

Today will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers likely. In Sioux Falls, clouds will hang around most of the day with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Along and west of the James River, scattered showers and thunder showers are likely this morning with gradual clearing through the afternoon. High temps will range from the mid 70s in Sioux Falls and places along and east of the James River to the low 80s across central South Dakota.

The rest of the weekend will be sunny and mild with highs in the low to mid 80s Saturday, upper 80s to 90s on Sunday. Labor Day will be sunny with cooler highs in the 70s.  

TODAY
Cloudy and cooler with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. High: 72°. Wind: South 10-20 mph.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy. Low: 61°. Wind: south 5-15 mph.

TOMORROW
Sunny. High: 82°. Wind: North 5-15 mph.

I really hope you liked yesterday because I have an almost exact duplicate of yesterday’s weather in the forecast for today. I say “almost” because the wind will be from the south to southeast which will make today slightly more humid than yesterday. High temps will range from around 80 degrees in Sioux Falls to the low 90s across central South Dakota this afternoon.

There is a slight chance of scattered showers or a thunderstorm in the forecast for Friday. Otherwise, the rest of the week will be just like today – give or take a degree or two.

Labor Day weekend is lookin’ fantastic! As of right now, all the data I have is suggesting sunshine with highs in the low to mid 80s. Central and western South Dakota will warm into the upper 80s to low 90s.

TODAY:
Sunny. High: 80°. Wind: South becoming southeast 5-10 mph.

TONIGHT:
Clear. Low: 57°. Wind: South at 5 mph.

TOMORROW:
Sunny. High: 83°. Wind: South 5-10 mph.

Today and the rest of the week will be mostly sunny and cooler than you’d expect for the middle of August. High temps will range from the mid 70s in Sioux Falls to the low 80s across central South Dakota this afternoon. Tomorrow will actually be the warmest day of the week with high temps in the low to mid 80s. The rest of the week and the weekend will be cooler with highs only reaching the mid to upper 70s.

While most of the week will be dry, I do have a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for Friday afternoon, Friday night and Saturday.

I know that temperatures in the 70s hardly qualify for “dog days of summer” and it could be a while before we get there. Our long-range models keep temps at or below average through most of August and then bring the real heat back by Labor Day weekend. I’ll let you know how that goes.