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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

DESMET (K6E5)

Lat: 44.43°NLon: 97.56°WElev: 1729ft.

Light Rain

57°F

14°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SE 8 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.00 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 2:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Bancroft SD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm.  Cloudy early, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light west northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy early, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light west northwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bancroft SD
 44.49°N 97.74°W (Elev. 1539 ft)
2:43 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
2pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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