Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chamberlain, Chamberlain Municipal Airport (K9V9)

Lat: 43.77°NLon: 99.32°WElev: 1693ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed N 15 G 18 mph
Barometer 30.32 in
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 14 Jan 5:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Fort Thompson SD

High Wind Watch January 15, 06:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Watch
  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 18 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow, mainly before noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 36 to 41 mph decreasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of flurries.  Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 18 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 36 to 41 mph decreasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming east southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
A chance of flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Thompson SD
 44.05°N 99.4°W (Elev. 1447 ft)
5:36 am CST Jan 14, 2026
6am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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