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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

VERMILLION (KVMR)

Lat: 42.77°NLon: 96.93°WElev: 1147ft.

Fair and Windy

79°F

26°C

Humidity 23%
Wind Speed NW 26 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 12 May 1:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Elk Point SD

Red Flag Warning May 12, 01:49pm until May 12, 09:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Red Flag Warning May 12, 01:49pm until May 12, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Tue

    Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a west northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a south southeast wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elk Point SD
 42.69°N 96.68°W (Elev. 1125 ft)
Last Update:
1:33 pm CDT May 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT May 12, 2026-6pm CDT May 18, 2026
 
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