Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (KYKN)

Lat: 42.92°NLon: 97.38°WElev: 1306ft.

Fair

51°F

11°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1021.8 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 1 May 7:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SW Yankton SD

Freeze Warning May 2, 01:00am until May 2, 08:00am
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Freeze Warning
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 18 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SW Yankton SD
 42.84°N 97.45°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
7:35 pm CDT May 1, 2026
8pm CDT May 1, 2026-6pm CDT May 8, 2026
 
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