Critical Fire Weather for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Areas of Severe Thunderstorms

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather across large parts of the Great Plains and more localized parts of the Great Basin and central Rockies Thursday into Friday. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains Thursday into this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Red Flag Warning in effect from May 14, 10:00 AM CDT until May 14, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	34%
Wind Speed	SE 9 mph
Barometer	29.95 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint	34°F (1°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	13 May 11:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Yankton SD

Red Flag Warning May 14, 10:00am until May 14, 07:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Overnight
Low: 57 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Thursday
High: 85 °F
Windy. Slight
Chance
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 87 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 52 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 53 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 54 °F
Showers and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Windy, with a south southwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast after midnight.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Sunday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Sunday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Monday Night

A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.