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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

DESMET (K6E5)

Lat: 44.43°NLon: 97.56°WElev: 1729ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed NW 8 G 15 mph
Barometer 30.32 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 1:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

De Smet SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 74 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. 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 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
De Smet SD
 44.39°N 97.55°W (Elev. 1722 ft)
Last Update:
2:03 pm CDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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