Foster, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Clear -3°F
Feels Like -3°F  
Humidity 81% Dew Point -7°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.32 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 5 mi. SSE of central Foster
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Increasing Clouds, High 21F, Low 19F
21
19
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 33F, Low 13F
20%
33
13
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Snow, High 21F, Low -7F
70%
21
-7
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Snow, High 6F, Low 1F
20%
6
1
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Partly Sunny, High 29F, Low 19F
29
19
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Mostly Cloudy, High 33F, Low 20F
33
20
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Snow, High 28F
20%
28
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 21°F, reaching 33°F before cooling to 6°F, then recovering to 28°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 5 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 29°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


Foster, SD 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 4

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. 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 21. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around 3 inches.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Dec 7

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.

Monday Dec 8

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday Dec 9

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Wednesday Dec 10

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

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