Elkton, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

-11°F
Feels Like -16°F  
Humidity 82% Dew Point -15°F Wind SE 2 MPH Gusts 4 Barometer 30.27 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.3 mi. SSE of central Elkton
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Blowing Snow, High 18F, Low 17F
50%
18
17
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 30F, Low 10F
40%
30
10
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 16F, Low -11F
60%
16
-11
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Snow, High 5F, Low -1F
20%
5
-1
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Partly Sunny, High 27F, Low 14F
27
14
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Snow, High 31F, Low 14F
20%
31
14
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 24F
20%
24
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 18°F to a low of 5°F mid-week, then warm to 31°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 5°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 27°F with lows around 11°F.

This Date in Weather History

1972 - Winds gusting to 70 mph sent the temperature at Livingston, MT, plunging from 52 degrees to 18 degrees in just twenty minutes.

More on this and other weather history

Elkton, SD 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow between noon and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

Saturday Dec 6

Snow

Day: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 16. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Dec 7

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

Monday Dec 8

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Tuesday Dec 9

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.


About Elkton, SD

Elkton is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 755 at the 2020 census. Some of Elkton's population also have Minnesota addresses since the city is located so close to the state line.

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