Area Forecast Discussion

KEY MESSAGES

- More steady rain will continue through this afternoon over northeastern SD and west central MN.

- The chance for additional rainfall amounts of a half inch or more tonight through the day Wednesday is 45 to 70% along and east of the Sisseton Hills, with a 20 to 30% chance for an inch or more mainly east of I-29.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1243 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

As of 12:30 am CST, temperatures across the area are in the upper 30s to low 40s with winds out of the north between 15 and 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. These gusts will be diminishing through the next few hours. This afternoon, winds across northeast SD will gust between 25 and 30 mph.

Precipitation continues today across northeast SD. The chance of more than half an inch in additional accumulation is between 45 and 70% along and east of I-29. Chances farther west up to and around the James River are between 15 and 30%. Due to the recent moisture, patchy fog will be possible this morning across portions of central SD mainly east of the Missouri River where winds are dying down. Visibilities may be reduced to around a mile. Overall, pretty quiet weather once we get past today. Temperatures through the end of the week will be right around average before winds shift around to be out of the south and raise temperatures to 10-15 degrees above average. There could be some stronger wind gusts Saturday afternoon over north central SD, around 25 to 30 mph. Otherwise, winds stay relatively unremarkable through the end of the period.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 1145 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG

Look for low end MVFR to IFR conditions continue, with improvement to VFR expected between 14-16Z at PIR/MBG, and by 04Z Thursday at ABR. Wind gusts of 20-30kts will be most common through the day Wednesday at ABR/ATY, with only occasional gusts near 20-25kts at PIR/MBG.

ABR WATCHES / WARNINGS / ADVISORIES

SD...None. MN...None.