Philip, SD Weather

Haakon County11:34 PM MDT44.04°N, 101.67°WElevation 2,165 ft

Current conditions

Clear
52°
Clear
Feels like 52°
High 82° Thursday·Low 47° tonight
WindSE 6 mph gusts 12 mph
Humidity93%
Dew point50°
Cloud cover5%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:09 AM
Sunset5:54 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day
  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

  • Thursday

    Mostly sunny. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

  1. Now Clear 52°
  2. Thu12 AM Clear 52°
  3. 1 AM Mostly Clear 51°
  4. 2 AM Mostly Clear 50°
  5. 3 AM Mostly Clear 49°
  6. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 48°
  7. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 48°
  8. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 48°
  9. 7 AM Partly Sunny 49°
  10. 8 AM Partly Sunny 53°
  11. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 59°
  12. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 66°
  13. 11 AM Sunny 72°
  14. 12 PM Sunny 77°
  15. 1 PM Sunny 80°
  16. 2 PM Sunny 81°
  17. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 82°
  18. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 80°
  19. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 77°
  20. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 74°
  21. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 71°
  22. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 69°
  23. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 66°
  24. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 64°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear43°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny47°72°
  3. ThuOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny11%56°82°
  4. FriOct 23 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny24%46°82°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny34°59°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny33°57°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny10%33°54°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny58°
  9. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny32°58°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy37°63°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:09 AM
Sunset 5:54 PM
Daylight 10 h 45 min (−2 min 52 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 83% lit
Moonrise 3:44 PM Moonset 2:03 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low60° / 31°
Month to date0.38 in (normal 1.02 in)

Philip Airport, records since 1907. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in UNR, issued 12 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Warm and dry weather through much of this week.

Update

Issued at 1058 PM MDT Tue Oct 20 2026

No major changes to the forecast this evening. Surface analysis shows a weak cold front crossing NW SD at this time. Across SW SD, temps are in the mid to upper 50s while over NW SD into portions of NE WY temps are dropping into the upper 40s. NW winds will continue overnight into Wed morning, then return flow sets up as the surface high pushes east of the CWA Wed afternoon. Max temps on Wed will be in the 60s to low 70s...but then a decent overnight LLJ/warm air advection will push highs on Thursday well above average (upper 70s to possibly mid 80s over the western SD plains).

Discussion

(This Evening Through Tuesday) Issued at 1254 PM MDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Current upper level analysis shows broad ridging over the central and western US with deepening trof off the west coast. The CWA sits under upper level southwest flow and clear skies. Sfc stations report light southerly winds across much of western SD with temperatures in the 60s to low 70s.

Weak front will cross the CWA overnight with the only impacts being a slight drop in tomorrow's highs and a brief period of breezy northwest winds overnight. Upper ridge builds over the region Wednesday into Thursday with southerly return flow supporting warming temps over the area.

Southerly winds pick up early Friday morning as upper level trof approaches with attendant sfc low and trailing cold front crossing the Northern Plains. WAA ahead of the front Friday afternoon will support highs in the upper 70s to low 80s over the western SD plains. As the front crosses the area later Friday evening, winds will shift to the northwest but remain breezy through the night, especially over northwestern SD. Much cooler conditions expected over the weekend with low chances for light precip.

Aviation

(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Thursday) Issued At 1124 AM MDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions are expected through the forecast period.

Main aviation changes will be centered around winds but overall concerns are low. Increased wind speeds, upwards of 10 to 20 kts, are likely through the tonight for NE WY and NW SD before a lull in speeds Thursday morning. Wind speeds increase again, up to 10 to 15 kts, for most of the area for Thursday afternoon.

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