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Whitewood, SD 57793 Weather
Today: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny, high 58°F, low 37°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (MDT).
Whitewood, SD 57793 current weather
43°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H 58° / L 37°
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 5:26 AM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 5:26 AM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/2820% chance of precipitationLow 37°High 58°
Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind 2 to 8 mph.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then SunnyThu10/29Low 36°High 59°
Thursday: Sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. North wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
SunnyFri10/30Low 45°High 54°
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 3 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind 9 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Mostly SunnySat10/31Low 45°High 63°
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Partly SunnySun11/171% chance of precipitationLow 42°High 61°
Sunday: A chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Partly Sunny then Chance Light RainMon11/269% chance of precipitationLow 37°High 49°
Monday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.
Monday Night: Rain likely before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Light Rain LikelyTue11/334% chance of precipitationLow 38°High 50°
Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Chance Rain And Snow
Forecast for 44.530, -103.589 from the NWS UNR office, updated 10/28/2026, 5:26 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
- Now43°Slight Chance Rain Showers20%9 mph
- 8 AM45°Partly Sunny4%10 mph
- 9 AM50°Mostly Sunny4%12 mph
- 10 AM53°Sunny0%13 mph
- 11 AM55°Sunny0%13 mph
- 12 PM56°Sunny0%13 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, 5:26 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 countyLawrence County, week of 10/20/2026
100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse.
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:26 AM
- Sunset
- 5:49 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 22 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 94% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 6:56 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 6:19 PM
- Moonrise
- 7:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 61°, low 36°, precipitation 1.90 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Ft Meade, 10 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 Whitewood, SD 57793?
- The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 58°F. Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny.
- Will it rain in Whitewood, SD 57793 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 Whitewood, SD 57793 today?
- Sunrise is about 7:26 AM MDT and sunset is about 5:49 PM MDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Whitewood, SD 57793?
- At Ft Meade, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 61°F and the normal low is 36°F.
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