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Artesian, SD Weather

Today: Chance Rain Showers, high 63°F, low 45°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Artesian, SD current weather

49°F

Cloudy

Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.

H 63° / L 45°

No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 12:03 AM PT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 12:03 AM PT

  1. Now49°
  2. 5 AM50°
  3. 6 AM49°
  4. 7 AM48°
  5. 8 AM49°13%
  6. 9 AM52°12%
  7. 10 AM55°18%
  8. 11 AM56°43%
  9. 12 PM57°51%
  10. 1 PM60°27%
  11. 2 PM61°18%
  12. 3 PM61°10%
  13. 4 PM62°
  14. 5 PM60°
  15. 6 PM58°
  16. 7 PM55°
  17. 8 PM49°
  18. 9 PM47°
  19. 10 PM45°
  20. 11 PM43°
  21. Thu12 AM42°
  22. 1 AM41°
  23. 2 AM40°
  24. 3 AM39°
  25. 4 AM37°
  26. 5 AM37°
  27. 6 AM36°
  28. 7 AM35°
  29. 8 AM35°
  30. 9 AM37°
  31. 10 AM42°
  32. 11 AM47°
  33. 12 PM50°
  34. 1 PM55°
  35. 2 PM57°
  36. 3 PM58°
  37. 4 PM59°
  38. 5 PM58°
  39. 6 PM55°
  40. 7 PM53°
  41. 8 PM48°
  42. 9 PM46°
  43. 10 PM45°
  44. 11 PM44°
  45. Fri12 AM44°
  46. 1 AM44°
  47. 2 AM43°
  48. 3 AM42°

7-day forecast

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  • Today10/2851% chance of precipitationLow 45°High 63°

    Wednesday: Patchy fog between 7am and 8am, then a chance of rain showers and patchy fog between 8am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Overnight: Cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Thu10/29Low 38°High 60°

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
  • Fri10/3026% chance of precipitationLow 43°High 61°

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Partly Sunny
  • Sat10/3132% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 61°

    Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 48.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Sun11/134% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 64°

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
  • Mon11/270% chance of precipitationLow 44°High 59°

    Monday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Rain Showers Likely
  • Tue11/335% chance of precipitationLow High 56°

    Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for 44.008, -97.924 from the NWS FSD office, updated 10/28/2026, 12:03 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now49°Cloudy0%10 mph
  2. 5 AM50°Cloudy0%10 mph
  3. 6 AM49°Mostly Cloudy5%10 mph
  4. 7 AM48°Patchy Fog9%10 mph
  5. 8 AM49°Chance Rain Showers13%10 mph
  6. 9 AM52°Chance Rain Showers12%10 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
30°48°65°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue62°43°59°35°60°39°60°45°63°50°58°49°53°46°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow49°0%10
  2.  5 AM50°0%10
  3.  6 AM49°5%10
  4.  7 AM48°9%10
  5.  8 AM49°13%10
  6.  9 AM52°12%10
  7.  10 AM55°18%10
  8.  11 AM56°43%10
  9.  12 PM57°51%10
  10.  1 PM60°27%10
  11.  2 PM61°18%10
  12.  3 PM61°10%10
  13.  4 PM62°2%10
  14.  5 PM60°0%10
  15.  6 PM58°0%10
  16.  7 PM55°0%5
  17.  8 PM49°0%5
  18.  9 PM47°0%5
  19.  10 PM45°0%5
  20.  11 PM43°0%5
  21. Thu 10/2912 AM42°0%5
  22.  1 AM41°0%0
  23.  2 AM40°0%0
  24.  3 AM39°0%0
  25.  4 AM37°0%0
  26.  5 AM37°0%0
  27.  6 AM36°0%0
  28.  7 AM35°0%0
  29.  8 AM35°0%0
  30.  9 AM37°0%0
  31.  10 AM42°0%5
  32.  11 AM47°0%5
  33.  12 PM50°0%5
  34.  1 PM55°0%10
  35.  2 PM57°0%10
  36.  3 PM58°0%10
  37.  4 PM59°0%10
  38.  5 PM58°0%10
  39.  6 PM55°0%10
  40.  7 PM53°0%10
  41.  8 PM48°0%10
  42.  9 PM46°0%10
  43.  10 PM45°0%10
  44.  11 PM44°0%10
  45. Fri 10/3012 AM44°0%10
  46.  1 AM44°0%10
  47.  2 AM43°0%10
  48.  3 AM42°0%5
  49.  4 AM41°0%5
  50.  5 AM40°0%5
  51.  6 AM39°0%5
  52.  7 AM39°0%5
  53.  8 AM40°0%5
  54.  9 AM43°0%5
  55.  10 AM46°0%5
  56.  11 AM49°0%10
  57.  12 PM53°0%10
  58.  1 PM56°0%10
  59.  2 PM58°0%10
  60.  3 PM60°0%10
  61.  4 PM60°0%10
  62.  5 PM59°0%10
  63.  6 PM57°0%10
  64.  7 PM54°6%10
  65.  8 PM52°6%10
  66.  9 PM50°6%10
  67.  10 PM48°6%10
  68.  11 PM47°6%10
  69. Sat 10/3112 AM46°6%10
  70.  1 AM46°26%10
  71.  2 AM46°26%10
  72.  3 AM45°26%10
  73.  4 AM45°26%10
  74.  5 AM45°26%10
  75.  6 AM45°26%10
  76.  7 AM46°32%10
  77.  8 AM47°32%10
  78.  9 AM49°32%10
  79.  10 AM51°32%10
  80.  11 AM53°32%15
  81.  12 PM55°32%15
  82.  1 PM57°15%15
  83.  2 PM58°15%15
  84.  3 PM60°15%15
  85.  4 PM60°15%10
  86.  5 PM59°15%10
  87.  6 PM58°15%10
  88.  7 PM57°18%10
  89.  8 PM55°18%10
  90.  9 PM54°18%10
  91.  10 PM53°18%10
  92.  11 PM52°18%10
  93. Sun 11/112 AM52°18%10
  94.  1 AM52°17%10
  95.  1 AM52°17%10
  96.  2 AM51°17%10
  97.  3 AM51°17%10
  98.  4 AM50°17%10
  99.  5 AM50°17%10
  100.  6 AM50°15%10
  101.  7 AM51°15%10
  102.  8 AM52°15%10
  103.  9 AM54°15%10
  104.  10 AM56°15%15
  105.  11 AM58°15%15
  106.  12 PM60°7%15
  107.  1 PM62°7%15
  108.  2 PM63°7%15
  109.  3 PM63°7%15
  110.  4 PM62°7%10
  111.  5 PM61°7%10
  112.  6 PM59°11%10
  113.  7 PM58°11%10
  114.  8 PM56°11%10
  115.  9 PM55°11%10
  116.  10 PM54°11%10
  117.  11 PM54°11%10
  118. Mon 11/212 AM54°34%10
  119.  1 AM53°34%10
  120.  2 AM53°34%10
  121.  3 AM52°34%10
  122.  4 AM51°34%10
  123.  5 AM51°34%15
  124.  6 AM51°70%15
  125.  7 AM51°70%15
  126.  8 AM52°70%15
  127.  9 AM53°70%15
  128.  10 AM54°70%15
  129.  11 AM54°70%15
  130.  12 PM55°66%15
  131.  1 PM56°66%15
  132.  2 PM57°66%20
  133.  3 PM58°66%20
  134.  4 PM58°66%20
  135.  5 PM56°66%15
  136.  6 PM55°56%15
  137.  7 PM53°56%15
  138.  8 PM51°56%15
  139.  9 PM50°56%15
  140.  10 PM49°56%15
  141.  11 PM49°56%15
  142. Tue 11/312 AM49°35%15
  143.  1 AM48°35%15
  144.  2 AM48°35%15
  145.  3 AM47°35%15
  146.  4 AM46°35%15
  147.  5 AM46°35%15
  148.  6 AM46°35%15
  149.  7 AM46°35%15
  150.  8 AM47°35%15
  151.  9 AM48°35%15
  152.  10 AM49°35%15
  153.  11 AM50°35%15
  154.  12 PM51°32%15
  155.  1 PM52°32%15
  156.  2 PM53°32%15

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · wind in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 12:03 AM PT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

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Nearby hazards

South Dakota hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Sanborn County, week of 10/20/2026

1% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
8:03 AM
Sunset
6:27 PM
Daylight
10 hr 24 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 94% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:33 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:57 PM
Moonrise
7:44 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 61°, low 34°, precipitation 2.08 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Forestburg 4 Nne, 9 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the high temperature today in Artesian, SD?
The National Weather Service forecast for wednesday calls for a high near 63°F. Chance Rain Showers.
Will it rain in Artesian, SD in the next 24 hours?
The hourly forecast shows a 51% chance of precipitation around 10/28/2026, 12:00 PM CDT.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Artesian, SD today?
Sunrise is about 8:03 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:27 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Artesian, SD?
At Forestburg 4 Nne, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 61°F and the normal low is 34°F.

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