Rockyford, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - High Wind Warning

Current Conditions

42°F
Feels Like 33°F  
Humidity 51% Dew Point 25°F Wind S 21 MPH Gusts 29 Barometer N/A
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 18.5 mi. SE of central Rockyford
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain, High 64F, Low 25F
30%
64
25
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Mostly Sunny, High 36F, Low 23F
36
23
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Partly Sunny, High 63F, Low 26F
63
26
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow, High 42F, Low 23F
20%
42
23
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Partly Sunny, High 47F, Low 29F
47
29
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Partly Sunny, High 60F, Low 29F
60
29
TueDec 23
Tue Dec 23: Mostly Sunny, High 52F
52
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 64°F to a low of 36°F, then recover to 52°F by week's end. Some precipitation possible with wintry mix on at least one day.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 14°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 38°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."

More on this and other weather history

Rockyford, SD 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 26 mph becoming southwest 28 to 33 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 25. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 22 to 32 mph becoming east 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 23 by 8pm, then rising to around 35 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as 12. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 13 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Sunday Dec 21

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Monday Dec 22

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.


About Rockyford, SD

Rockyford is an unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

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