Extreme Heat Warning — Corson, SD, Campbell, SD, McPherson, SD, Walworth, SD, Edmunds, SD, Dewey, SD, Potter, SD, Faulk, SD, Stanley, SD, Sully, SD, Hughes, SD, Hyde, SD, Hand, SD, Jones, SD, Lyman, SD, Buffalo, SD 9:00 PM Heat Advisory — Brown, SD, Marshall, SD, Roberts, SD, Day, SD, Spink, SD, Clark, SD, Codington, SD, Grant, SD, Hamlin, SD, Deuel, SD, Corson, SD, Campbell, SD, McPherson, SD, Walworth, SD, Edmunds, SD, Dewey, SD, Potter, SD, Faulk, SD, Stanley, SD, Sully, SD, Hughes, SD, Hyde, SD, Hand, SD, Jones, SD, Lyman, SD, Buffalo, SD 9:00 PM

Buffalo County, South Dakota, United States

Last updated: 7:44 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 26°
Rain
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
9 mph SSE
Humidity
63%
Dew Point
18°
Pressure
28.08 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
3.1
Cloud Cover
64%
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Buffalo County is currently rain at 25°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2684 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:18AM · Sunset: 9:07PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Corson, SD, Campbell, SD, McPherson, SD, Walworth, SD, Edmunds, SD, Dewey, SD, Potter, SD, Faulk, SD, Stanley, SD, Sully, SD, Hughes, SD, Hyde, SD, Hand, SD, Jones, SD, Lyman, SD, Buffalo, SD
Expires 9:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Brown, SD, Marshall, SD, Roberts, SD, Day, SD, Spink, SD, Clark, SD, Codington, SD, Grant, SD, Hamlin, SD, Deuel, SD, Corson, SD, Campbell, SD, McPherson, SD, Walworth, SD, Edmunds, SD, Dewey, SD, Potter, SD, Faulk, SD, Stanley, SD, Sully, SD, Hughes, SD, Hyde, SD, Hand, SD, Jones, SD, Lyman, SD, Buffalo, SD
Expires 9:00 PM
44 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
34%
8 AM
26°
31%
9 AM
26°
23%
10 AM
29°
23%
11 AM
31°
14%
12 PM
34°
14%
1 PM
36°
3%
2 PM
37°
3%
3 PM
37°
3%
4 PM
37°
11%
5 PM
38°
11%
6 PM
38°
11%
7 PM
36°
11%
8 PM
33°
11%
9 PM
31°
12%
10 PM
29°
3%
11 PM
28°
3%
12 AM
27°
3%
1 AM
27°
3%
2 AM
26°
3%
3 AM
26°
3%
4 AM
26°
3%
5 AM
26°
3%
6 AM
26°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 26°
Rain, 34% chance.
Mon
38° 26°
Partly Cloudy.
Tue
37° 22°
Clear.
Wed
36° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 58% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 20°
Rain, 82% chance.
Fri
33° 16°
Rain, 28% chance.
Sat
33° 18°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Rain 34% 9 mph SSE 63%
8 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 31% 9 mph SSE 60%
9 AM 26° Clear 23% 11 mph S 58%
10 AM 29° Clear 23% 11 mph S 53%
11 AM 31° Clear 14% 11 mph SSW 46%
12 PM 34° Clear 14% 11 mph SSW 40%
1 PM 36° Clear 3% 9 mph SW 35%
2 PM 37° Clear 3% 7 mph WSW 32%
3 PM 37° Clear 3% 7 mph W 30%
4 PM 37° Clear 11% 7 mph NW 30%
5 PM 38° Clear 11% 8 mph NNW 31%
6 PM 38° Clear 11% 9 mph N 32%
7 PM 36° Clear 11% 9 mph NNE 36%
8 PM 33° Clear 11% 9 mph NE 41%
9 PM 31° Clear 12% 10 mph ENE 46%
10 PM 29° Clear 3% 9 mph E 51%
11 PM 28° Clear 3% 8 mph E 56%
12 AM 27° Clear 3% 6 mph ENE 61%
1 AM 27° Clear 3% 5 mph NE 64%
2 AM 26° Clear 3% 4 mph NNE 66%
3 AM 26° Clear 3% 5 mph N 67%
4 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph NNE 65%
5 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph NNE 62%
6 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph NNE 60%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/26
Rain
34%
26°
39°
Mon
7/27
Partly Cloudy
15%
26°
38°
Tue
7/28
Clear
14%
22°
37°
Wed
7/29
Mostly Clear
58%
23°
36°
Thu
7/30
Rain
82%
20°
34°
Fri
7/31
Rain
28%
16°
33°
Sat
8/1
Clear
8%
18°
33°
Sun
8/2
Clear
18%
22°
38°
Mon
8/3
Rain
68%
22°
37°
Tue
8/4
Clear
21%
19°
31°
Wed
8/5
Drizzle
60%
17°
31°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Fri
8/7
Clear
60%
19°
33°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
20°
33°
Sun
8/9
Clear
25%
20°
32°
44
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
41 AQI 7.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
44 AQI 49 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 44 Good 44 41
Tue 48 Good 48 43
Wed 42 Good 42 41
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sun Jul 26, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE108 J/kg
MLCAPE673 J/kg
MUCAPE1214 J/kg
SBCIN-967 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-0.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear27 kt
0–1 km Shear25 kt
Eff. Shear—
0–1 km SRH171
0–3 km SRH174
Eff. SRH—
Storm Motion228° @ 28 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.1
STP (eff)—
Supercell—
K-Index32.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.62 in
0–3 km LR4.3 °C/km
700–500 LR7.8 °C/km
Total Totals50.4
LCL854 hPa
LFC572 hPa
EL363 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,606 ft