7-Day Zone Forecast for Dakota County (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Dakota County
Issued by: National Weather Service Sioux Falls, SD
Last Update: 324 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026




Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values in the upper 90s early in the evening.

Sunday: Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values in the upper 90s in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tuesday Night: A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Thursday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.







Zone Forecast: Dakota County

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