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Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms in the Plains; Snow in the Northern Rockies; Heavy Rain in Guam

A storm system moving over the Rockies today will bring marginal risks for excessive rainfall and severe thunderstorms from parts of New Mexico into western South Dakota. Heavy snow expected from northwestern Wyoming into southern Montana. Ongoing heavy showers and thunderstorms from Invest 96W could result in localized flash flooding, particularly in central or southern Guam early this morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

Partly Cloudy

68°F

20°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed E 13 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 4:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Center NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 13 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 13 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Center NE
 42.61°N 97.86°W (Elev. 1555 ft)
Last Update:
5:21 pm CDT Oct 15, 2025
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Oct 15, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2025
 
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