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Prairie City, SD 57650 Weather
Today: Mostly Sunny, high 57°F, low 31°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (MDT).
Prairie City, SD 57650 current weather
44°F
Cloudy
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H 57° / L 31°
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 7:46 AM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 7:46 AM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/28Low 31°High 57°
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly SunnyThu10/29Low 30°High 56°
Thursday: Sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
SunnyFri10/3013% chance of precipitationLow 39°High 51°
Friday: Partly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. East wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. Southeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Partly SunnySat10/3120% chance of precipitationLow 42°High 59°
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly CloudySun11/164% chance of precipitationLow 40°High 59°
Sunday: A chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 40.
Chance Light RainMon11/262% chance of precipitationLow 34°High 51°
Monday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Light Rain LikelyTue11/323% chance of precipitationLow 33°High 51°
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Slight Chance Light Rain
Forecast for 45.840, -103.025 from the NWS UNR office, updated 10/28/2026, 7:46 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
- Now44°Cloudy7%14 mph
- 9 AM47°Mostly Cloudy4%14 mph
- 10 AM50°Mostly Sunny4%14 mph
- 11 AM54°Sunny4%16 mph
- 12 PM57°Sunny0%17 mph
- 1 PM57°Sunny0%17 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 7:46 AM 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 countyHarding County, week of 10/20/2026
100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse, 9% in extreme drought or worse.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:27 AM
- Sunset
- 5:44 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 17 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 93% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 6:56 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 6:15 PM
- Moonrise
- 6:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 59°, low 31°, precipitation 1.19 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Ralph 1 N, 4 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 Prairie City, SD 57650?
- The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 57°F. Mostly Sunny.
- Will it rain in Prairie City, SD 57650 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 Prairie City, SD 57650 today?
- Sunrise is about 7:27 AM MDT and sunset is about 5:44 PM MDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Prairie City, SD 57650?
- At Ralph 1 N, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 59°F and the normal low is 31°F.
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