Ideal, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions
Current Conditions
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Point Forecast at a Glance
7-Day Temperature Trend
Week Ahead Summary
High temperatures drop from 63°F to a low of 23°F, then recover to 46°F by week's end. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing rain chances.
Climate Context
This week's forecast shows temperatures running 12°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 35°F with lows around 14°F.
This Date in Weather History
1929 - An icestorm in western New York State resulted in much damage and hardship. A Buffalo report stated, "one was kept awake by the breaking limbs, which snapped off with a report much louder than a rifle shot."
Ideal, SD 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Dec 17
Day: A 30 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Windy, with a south wind 18 to 28 mph increasing to 28 to 38 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Night: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Dec 18
Day: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a steady temperature around 23. Wind chill values as low as 1. Very windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 14 to 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as 3. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Dec 19
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 11 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Dec 20
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind around 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Sunday Dec 21
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday Dec 22
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday Dec 23
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
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