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Bison, SD Weather
Today: Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny, high 58°F, low 34°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).
Bison, SD current weather
36°F
Partly Cloudy
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H 58° / L 34°
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 10:01 PM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/27/2026, 10:01 PM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/2818% chance of precipitationLow 34°High 58°
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 7am and 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 2 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 6 mph.
Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly SunnyThu10/29Low 32°High 56°
Thursday: Sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
SunnyFri10/3015% chance of precipitationLow 41°High 51°
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 51. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Partly SunnySat10/3116% chance of precipitationLow 42°High 58°
Saturday: A slight chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Slight Chance Light RainSun11/156% chance of precipitationLow 41°High 58°
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly CloudyMon11/268% chance of precipitationLow 35°High 50°
Monday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Light Rain LikelyTue11/332% chance of precipitationLow High 49°
Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Chance Light Rain
Forecast for 45.524, -102.468 from the NWS UNR office, updated 10/27/2026, 10:01 PM 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
- Now36°Partly Cloudy0%6 mph
- 2 AM35°Mostly Cloudy0%6 mph
- 3 AM35°Mostly Cloudy2%6 mph
- 4 AM35°Mostly Cloudy2%5 mph
- 5 AM35°Mostly Cloudy5%3 mph
- 6 AM35°Mostly Cloudy5%2 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 10:01 PM PT
Radar and satellite
National radarNEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES
Nearby hazards
South Dakota hazardsSevere 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 countyPerkins County, week of 10/20/2026
82% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 8:24 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 19 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 95% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 7:53 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 7:13 PM
- Moonrise
- 7:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 60°, low 35°, precipitation 1.52 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Bison, 0 mi away.
Other places nearby
Data sources
- National Weather Service APINOAA
- Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
- National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
- WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
- UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
- AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
- U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
- BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
- GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the high temperature today in Bison, SD?
- The National Weather Service forecast for wednesday calls for a high near 58°F. Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Partly Sunny.
- Will it rain in Bison, SD in the next 24 hours?
- The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Bison, SD today?
- Sunrise is about 8:24 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:42 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Bison, SD?
- At Bison, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 60°F and the normal low is 35°F.
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