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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A slow moving front combined with tropical moisture will maintain the threat of locally considerable flash/urban flooding across much of Texas and Oklahoma through Friday. Isolated severe storms capable of mainly severe wind gusts appear possible over portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas this afternoon and evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

DESMET (K6E5)

Lat: 44.43°NLon: 97.56°WElev: 1729ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed N 14 mph
Barometer 30.18 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Oct 5:50 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Carthage SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Carthage SD
 44.17°N 97.73°W (Elev. 1401 ft)
Last Update:
5:48 pm CDT Oct 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Oct 1, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 8, 2026
 
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