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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

Philip, Philip Airport (KPHP)

Lat: 44.05°NLon: 101.6°WElev: 2208ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 32%
Wind Speed SE 14 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.28 in (1024.7 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 12:55 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

Cottonwood SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. East wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Cottonwood SD
 43.98°N 101.91°W (Elev. 2552 ft)
Last Update:
1:21 pm MDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm MDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm MDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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