Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chamberlain, Chamberlain Municipal Airport (K9V9)

Lat: 43.77°NLon: 99.32°WElev: 1693ft.

Partly Cloudy

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	98%
Wind Speed	S 8 mph
Barometer	29.80 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	20°F (-7°C)
Last update	15 Jan 6:15 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Fort Thompson SD

High Wind Watch January 16, 12:00am until January 16, 06:00pm

Wind Advisory January 15, 02:00pm until January 16, 12:00am

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High Wind Watch

Wind Advisory

Today
High: 47 °F
Partly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 20 °F
Slight Chance
Rain and
Blustery then
Chance Snow
and Windy
Friday
High: 26 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Friday Night
Low: 0 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Saturday
High: 11 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Blustery
Saturday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 32 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
and Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 3 °F
Partly Cloudy
M.L.King Day
High: 19 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a southeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of snow after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

Snow likely, mainly before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night

Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -19. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Saturday

Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

Sunday

Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 3. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

M.L.King Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 31.