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Tracking Winter Storm and Severe Weather Impacts Through This Weekend

Heavy mountain snow will continue into Thursday afternoon across the Cascades. Two fast moving storms will track from the southern Rockies to the Great Lakes Thursday and then Friday into Sunday with areas of gusty winds, and heavy snow. In the Southeast U.S., severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall are forecast on Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 29.60 in (1004.4 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 7 Jan 9:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Center NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Rain Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of flurries after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of flurries after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 24. North northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Saturday
A chance of flurries. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 9 mph becoming west after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North northwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Center NE
 42.61°N 97.86°W (Elev. 1555 ft)
Last Update:
10:31 pm CST Jan 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CST Jan 7, 2026-6pm CST Jan 14, 2026
 
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