Box Elder, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Mostly Sunny 72°F
Feels Like 72°F  
Humidity 22% Dew Point 31°F Wind WSW 3 MPH Barometer 29.65 in.753.1 mm
Solar Rad 308 w/m2 Visibility 9 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 1.6 miles NNW of central Box Elder
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Partly Sunny, High 78F, Low 42F
78
42
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Sunny, High 61F, Low 36F
61
36
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Mostly Sunny, High 59F, Low 37F
59
37
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Rain, High 48F, Low 34F
50%
48
34
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 53F, Low 34F
53
34
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Rain, High 54F, Low 31F
50%
54
31
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Mostly Sunny, High 50F
50
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 78°F to a low of 48°F, then recover to 50°F by week's end. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 11°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 47°F with lows around 23°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - The first major snowstorm of the season hit the Southern and Central Rockies, producing 12 inches at the Brian Head ski resort in Utah overnight. Strong and gusty winds associated with the storm reached 52 mph at Ruidoso NM. In the eastern U.S., the temperature at Washington D.C. soared to 68 degrees, just three days after being buried under more than a foot of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Box Elder, SD 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.

Sunday Nov 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Rain

Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday Nov 17

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Rain

Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday Nov 19

Rain

Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday Nov 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.


About Box Elder, SD

Box Elder (Lakota: čhaŋšúška; "box elder maple") is a city in Pennington and Meade Counties, South Dakota, United States. The population was 11,746 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 13,887 in 2024, making it the ninth-most populous city in South Dakota. Ellsworth Air Force Base lies on the northeast side of the city, and it is a suburb of Rapid City. Box Elder was named from nearby Boxelder Creek. Indie Rock band Pavement has a song on their second album named after the city.

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