Paxton, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Wind Advisory - High Wind Watch

Current Conditions

50°F
Feels Like 50°F  
Humidity 50% Dew Point 32°F Wind WSW 4 MPH Gusts 9 Barometer 30.06 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 26.1 mi. SSW of central Paxton
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Partly Cloudy, Low 31F
 
31
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 61F, Low 21F
61
21
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 17F, Low 14F
20%
17
14
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Mostly Sunny, High 58F, Low 27F
58
27
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Mostly Sunny, High 42F, Low 21F
42
21
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Partly Sunny, High 40F, Low 27F
40
27
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Sunny, High 52F, Low 29F
52
29

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 61°F to a low of 40°F, then recover to 52°F by week's end. Some precipitation possible, including both rain and snow.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 14°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 36°F with lows around 15°F.

This Date in Weather History

1917 - An ice jam closed the Ohio River between Warsaw, KY, and Rising Sun, IN. The thirty foot high ice jam held for 58 days, and backed up the river a distance of 100 miles.

More on this and other weather history

Paxton, SD 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Dec 16

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Rain

Night: A 50 percent chance of rain before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Very windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming west northwest 35 to 40 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a chance of flurries between 9am and noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 17 by 10am. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 45 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Saturday Dec 20

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday Dec 21

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.

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