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Current Weather Conditions

 
Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available). Flight Categories: VFR=GreenVFR   MVFR=BlueMVFR   IFR=RedIFR   LIFR=PurpleLIFR

FSD TAF

 

KFSD - Joe Foss Field

Forecast valid from 0500 GMT 19 Nov 2024 to 0000 GMT 20 Nov 2024

Latest observation at 0456 GMT 19 Nov 2024

For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time 0456Z 19/06Z 19/07Z 19/08Z 19/09Z 19/10Z 19/11Z 19/12Z 19/13Z 19/14Z 19/15Z 19/16Z 19/17Z 19/18Z 19/19Z 19/20Z
VIS 3 2 2 3 3 >6
[4]
>6
[4]
>6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6
CIG 5 5 5 6 6 9
[4]
9
[4]
12 12 12 12 12 25 25 25 25
Cover OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC BKN BKN BKN BKN
FltCat IFR IFR IFR IFR IFR IFR IFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR
WX RA BR -SHRA -SHRA -SHRA -SHRA
[-SHRA]

[-SHRA]
WDir 140 350 350 320 320 300 300 290 290 290 290 290 280 280 280 280
WSpd 8 14 14 18 18 19 19 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
WGust 22 22 25 25 28 28 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34
FTUS53 KFSD 190436 AAA
KFSD 190433Z 1905/1924 14014G22KT 3SM SHRA OVC008
     FM190600 35014G22KT 2SM -SHRA OVC005
     FM190800 32018G25KT 3SM -SHRA OVC006
     FM191000 30019G28KT P6SM OVC009 PROB30 1910/1912 4SM -SHRA
      OVC004
     FM191200 29021G34KT P6SM OVC012
     FM191700 28021G34KT P6SM BKN025

 


TAF Impacts - Surrounding Airports

 

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time OBS 19/06Z 19/07Z 19/08Z 19/09Z 19/10Z 19/11Z 19/12Z 19/13Z 19/14Z 19/15Z 19/16Z 19/17Z 19/18Z 19/19Z 19/20Z
KSUX   CIG CIG CIG                        
KHON CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG         WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst
KATY   CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG    

NOTE: TEMPO conditions in [brackets]. Keep in mind TEMPO conditions might be better (lower impact) than prevailing conditions.


Aviation Weather Forecasts

Low Level Turbulence Forecast
Ceiling, Visibility and Thunderstorm Forecast

Icing Forecast
High Level Turbulence Forecast
 

KFSD Vertical Wind Profile


Model Trend Forecasts

model meteogram for FSD airport

Model Probability Forecasts

ceiling height plot

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 

visibility plot for FSD airport

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 


Extended Forecast

 

Tonight
 

Rain and Breezy

Low: 40°

Tuesday
 

Decreasing Clouds and Breezy

High: 47°

Tuesday Night
 

Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Snow and Breezy

Low: 28°

Wednesday
 

Slight Chance Snow and Breezy

High: 35°

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy and Blustery then Partly Cloudy

Low: 22°

Thursday
 

Mostly Sunny

High: 34°

Thursday Night
 

Partly Cloudy

Low: 20°