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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mitchell, Mitchell Municipal Airport (KMHE)

Lat: 43.77°NLon: 98.03°WElev: 1302ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.8 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 5:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Alexandria SD

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Alexandria SD
 43.67°N 97.86°W (Elev. 1247 ft)
Last Update:
4:53 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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