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Now · 4:00 PM

Ideal Weather & Hourly Forecast

United States · South Dakota · 57541

69°F

Partly cloudy

Feels like: 61°F

💧 Humidity 52% 🌡 Pressure 30.12 inHg 💨 Wind 14 mph 👁 Visibility 30.9 mi ☁ Clouds 46% ☀️ UV index 3.3 · Moderate 🌅 Sunrise 7:25 AM 🌇 Sunset 7:38 PM

Hourly Forecast for Ideal

Today

5:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

68° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 54%30.09 inHg

8:00 PM

Overcast night

64° 💧 0.001 in 💨 13 mph H 63%30.12 inHg

11:00 PM

Mostly cloudy night

61° 💧 0.001 in 💨 14 mph H 73%30.15 inHg

Tomorrow

2:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

59° 💧 0.062 in 💨 14 mph H 82%30.15 inHg

5:00 AM

Overcast night

58° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 88%30.15 inHg

8:00 AM

Overcast

59° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 86%30.15 inHg

11:00 AM

Mostly cloudy

66° 💧 0.001 in 💨 20 mph H 72%30.12 inHg

2:00 PM

Overcast

72° 💧 None 💨 19 mph H 63%30.09 inHg

5:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 0.001 in 💨 17 mph H 64%30.03 inHg

8:00 PM

Overcast night

69° 💧 None 💨 16 mph H 71%30.03 inHg

11:00 PM

Overcast night

67° 💧 0.008 in 💨 17 mph H 76%30.06 inHg

Thursday

2:00 AM

Overcast night

66° 💧 0.002 in 💨 17 mph H 81%30.06 inHg

5:00 AM

Overcast night

66° 💧 0.001 in 💨 13 mph H 83%30.06 inHg

8:00 AM

Overcast

64° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 88%30.06 inHg

11:00 AM

Overcast

68° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 79%30.12 inHg

2:00 PM

Overcast

72° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 70%30.09 inHg

Today

5:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

68° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 54%30.09 inHg

6:00 PM

Overcast

68° 💧 None 💨 13 mph H 54%30.12 inHg

7:00 PM

Overcast

66° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 58%30.12 inHg

8:00 PM

Overcast night

64° 💧 0.001 in 💨 13 mph H 63%30.12 inHg

9:00 PM

Overcast night

63° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 66%30.15 inHg

10:00 PM

Overcast night

62° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 70%30.15 inHg

11:00 PM

Mostly cloudy night

61° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 73%30.15 inHg

Tomorrow

12:00 AM

Mostly cloudy night

61° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 74%30.15 inHg

1:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

59° 💧 0.001 in 💨 15 mph H 79%30.15 inHg

2:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

59° 💧 0.003 in 💨 14 mph H 82%30.15 inHg

3:00 AM

Light rain

57° 💧 0.047 in 💨 13 mph H 90%30.15 inHg

4:00 AM

Light rain

58° 💧 0.012 in 💨 14 mph H 90%30.15 inHg

5:00 AM

Overcast night

58° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 88%30.15 inHg

6:00 AM

Overcast night

59° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 87%30.15 inHg

7:00 AM

Overcast night

59° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 86%30.15 inHg

8:00 AM

Overcast

59° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 86%30.15 inHg

9:00 AM

Overcast

61° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 83%30.15 inHg

10:00 AM

Overcast

63° 💧 None 💨 19 mph H 77%30.15 inHg

11:00 AM

Mostly cloudy

66° 💧 None 💨 20 mph H 72%30.12 inHg

12:00 PM

Overcast

68° 💧 0.001 in 💨 20 mph H 67%30.12 inHg

1:00 PM

Overcast

71° 💧 0.001 in 💨 20 mph H 64%30.09 inHg

2:00 PM

Overcast

72° 💧 None 💨 19 mph H 63%30.09 inHg

3:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 None 💨 19 mph H 61%30.06 inHg

4:00 PM

Overcast

74° 💧 None 💨 17 mph H 61%30.03 inHg

5:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 None 💨 17 mph H 64%30.03 inHg

6:00 PM

Overcast

71° 💧 None 💨 16 mph H 70%30.03 inHg

7:00 PM

Overcast

69° 💧 0.001 in 💨 16 mph H 72%30.06 inHg

8:00 PM

Overcast night

69° 💧 None 💨 16 mph H 71%30.03 inHg

9:00 PM

Overcast night

70° 💧 None 💨 17 mph H 70%30.06 inHg

10:00 PM

Overcast night

68° 💧 None 💨 17 mph H 72%30.06 inHg

11:00 PM

Overcast night

67° 💧 None 💨 17 mph H 76%30.06 inHg

Thursday

12:00 AM

Light rain

66° 💧 0.008 in 💨 17 mph H 80%30.06 inHg

1:00 AM

Overcast night

66° 💧 None 💨 17 mph H 80%30.06 inHg

2:00 AM

Overcast night

66° 💧 None 💨 17 mph H 81%30.06 inHg

3:00 AM

Overcast night

66° 💧 0.001 in 💨 17 mph H 82%30.06 inHg

4:00 AM

Overcast night

66° 💧 0.001 in 💨 14 mph H 83%30.06 inHg

5:00 AM

Overcast night

66° 💧 0.001 in 💨 13 mph H 83%30.06 inHg

6:00 AM

Mostly cloudy night

65° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 85%30.06 inHg

7:00 AM

Overcast night

64° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 87%30.06 inHg

8:00 AM

Overcast

64° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 88%30.06 inHg

9:00 AM

Overcast

66° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 84%30.09 inHg

10:00 AM

Overcast

67° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 81%30.09 inHg

11:00 AM

Overcast

68° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 79%30.12 inHg

12:00 PM

Overcast

70° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 75%30.09 inHg

1:00 PM

Overcast

71° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 72%30.09 inHg

2:00 PM

Overcast

72° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 70%30.09 inHg

3:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 68%30.06 inHg

4:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 66%30.06 inHg

5:00 PM

Overcast

73° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 66%30.06 inHg

6:00 PM

Overcast

72° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 69%30.06 inHg

7:00 PM

Overcast

70° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 75%30.06 inHg

8:00 PM

Overcast night

68° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 80%30.06 inHg

9:00 PM

Overcast night

66° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 85%30.09 inHg

10:00 PM

Overcast night

65° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 92%30.09 inHg

11:00 PM

Overcast night

64° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 95%30.09 inHg

Friday

12:00 AM

Overcast night

64° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 97%30.09 inHg

1:00 AM

Overcast night

64° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 98%30.09 inHg

2:00 AM

Overcast night

64° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 98%30.06 inHg

3:00 AM

Overcast night

63° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 97%30.06 inHg

4:00 AM

Light rain

62° 💧 0.052 in 💨 8 mph H 97%30.06 inHg

5:00 AM

Light rain

61° 💧 0.091 in 💨 9 mph H 97%30.06 inHg

6:00 AM

Light rain

61° 💧 0.012 in 💨 10 mph H 97%30.06 inHg

7:00 AM

Light rain

61° 💧 0.011 in 💨 10 mph H 97%30.06 inHg

10:00 AM

Overcast

62° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 93%30.03 inHg

1:00 PM

Light rain

62° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 93%30.00 inHg

4:00 PM

Overcast

67° 💧 None 💨 13 mph H 84%29.91 inHg

7:00 PM

Light rain

67° 💧 None 💨 13 mph H 87%29.85 inHg

10:00 PM

Clear night

65° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 95%29.83 inHg

Saturday

1:00 AM

Clear night

62° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 96%29.80 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

62° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 89%29.77 inHg

7:00 AM

Clear night

61° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 90%29.77 inHg

10:00 AM

Sunny

69° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 73%29.77 inHg

1:00 PM

Sunny

80° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 41%29.74 inHg

4:00 PM

Sunny

82° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 42%29.74 inHg

7:00 PM

Sunny

75° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 67%29.77 inHg

10:00 PM

Clear night

66° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 86%29.83 inHg

Sunday

1:00 AM

Clear night

61° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 92%29.88 inHg

4:00 AM

Clear night

59° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 97%29.88 inHg

7:00 AM

Clear night

58° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 99%29.91 inHg

10:00 AM

Overcast

64° 💧 None 💨 7 mph H 88%29.94 inHg

1:00 PM

Overcast

67° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 86%29.94 inHg

4:00 PM

Overcast

72° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 73%29.88 inHg

7:00 PM

Sunny

70° 💧 None 💨 4 mph H 78%29.85 inHg

10:00 PM

Mostly cloudy night

64° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 92%29.85 inHg

Monday

1:00 AM

Mostly clear night

62° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 97%29.85 inHg

4:00 AM

Overcast night

62° 💧 None 💨 5 mph H 99%29.85 inHg

7:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

63° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 96%29.83 inHg

1:00 PM

Light thunderstorms

70° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 87%29.80 inHg

7:00 PM

Moderate rain

68° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 90%29.68 inHg

Tuesday

1:00 AM

Light rain

56° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 94%29.83 inHg

7:00 AM

Overcast night

55° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 71%29.88 inHg

1:00 PM

Overcast

63° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 47%29.94 inHg

7:00 PM

Sunny

61° 💧 None 💨 6 mph H 50%29.91 inHg

Wednesday

1:00 AM

Clear night

51° 💧 None 💨 0 mph H 71%29.94 inHg

7:00 AM

Clear night

44° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 89%29.94 inHg

1:00 PM

Sunny

67° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 39%29.88 inHg

7:00 PM

Sunny

64° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 45%29.77 inHg

Thursday

1:00 AM

Clear night

55° 💧 None 💨 12 mph H 66%29.77 inHg

7:00 AM

Clear night

53° 💧 None 💨 15 mph H 68%29.71 inHg

1:00 PM

Sunny

72° 💧 None 💨 14 mph H 45%29.65 inHg

7:00 PM

Partly cloudy

59° 💧 None 💨 18 mph H 66%29.85 inHg

Friday

1:00 AM

Clear night

53° 💧 None 💨 16 mph H 61%29.94 inHg

7:00 AM

Mostly clear night

55° 💧 None 💨 18 mph H 46%29.83 inHg

1:00 PM

Overcast

55° 💧 None 💨 35 mph H 56%29.77 inHg

7:00 PM

Light rain

53° 💧 None 💨 26 mph H 82%29.74 inHg

Saturday

1:00 AM

Light rain

53° 💧 None 💨 24 mph H 90%29.83 inHg

7:00 AM

Partly cloudy night

53° 💧 None 💨 16 mph H 87%29.91 inHg

1:00 PM

Overcast

62° 💧 None 💨 23 mph H 49%29.97 inHg

7:00 PM

Sunny

58° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 52%29.94 inHg

Sunday

1:00 AM

Clear night

46° 💧 None 💨 1 mph H 85%30.06 inHg

7:00 AM

Clear night

41° 💧 None 💨 3 mph H 94%30.06 inHg

1:00 PM

Mostly sunny

59° 💧 None 💨 8 mph H 56%30.03 inHg

7:00 PM

Mostly sunny

57° 💧 None 💨 10 mph H 63%29.94 inHg

Monday

1:00 AM

Mostly clear night

48° 💧 None 💨 9 mph H 87%30.00 inHg

7:00 AM

Overcast night

46° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 92%30.00 inHg

1:00 PM

Mostly cloudy

62° 💧 None 💨 16 mph H 58%29.94 inHg

7:00 PM

Sunny

57° 💧 None 💨 13 mph H 65%29.88 inHg

Tuesday

1:00 AM

Overcast night

52° 💧 None 💨 11 mph H 78%29.94 inHg

7:00 AM

Overcast night

50° 💧 None 💨 13 mph H 84%29.91 inHg

1:00 PM

Overcast

52° 💧 None 💨 18 mph H 82%29.85 inHg

7:00 PM

Light rain

51° 💧 None 💨 16 mph H 97%29.80 inHg

Wednesday

1:00 AM

Light rain

53° 💧 None 💨 17 mph H 95%29.74 inHg

7:00 AM

Moderate rain

56° 💧 None 💨 16 mph H 95%29.68 inHg

In Ideal and, more broadly, across the state of South Dakota: This morning will start with mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures around 52 to 56 degrees Fahrenheit. Winds will be coming from the east at about 10 mph, with gusts reaching up to 17 mph. There is a possibility of light rain throughout the day, with total accumulation around 0.16 inches. As the afternoon progresses, the cloudy conditions are expected to persist, and the chance of rain remains high. Temperatures are likely to stay in the same cool range, and breezes from the east will continue at similar speeds. Overall, it will be a damp, breezy day with limited sunshine. Be prepared for possible showers if you're heading outdoors.

15-Day Weather Outlook for Ideal

TomorrowTomorrow

Mostly cloudy 74°/57° 💧 None 💨 20 mph

Thursday, Sep 24Thu Sep 24

Overcast 73°/64° 💧 None 💨 17 mph

Friday, Sep 25Fri Sep 25

Light rain 67°/61° 💧 0.294 in 💨 13 mph

Saturday, Sep 26Sat Sep 26

Sunny 82°/61° 💧 None 💨 10 mph

Sunday, Sep 27Sun Sep 27

Overcast 72°/58° 💧 0.007 in 💨 7 mph

Monday, Sep 28Mon Sep 28

Light thunderstorms 70°/62° 💧 0.228 in 💨 9 mph

Tuesday, Sep 29Tue Sep 29

Light rain 63°/55° 💧 0.144 in 💨 12 mph

Wednesday, Sep 30Wed Sep 30

Sunny 67°/44° 💧 None 💨 10 mph

Thursday, Oct 1Thu Oct 1

Partly cloudy 72°/53° 💧 0.017 in 💨 18 mph

Friday, Oct 2Fri Oct 2

Light rain 55°/53° 💧 0.129 in 💨 35 mph

Saturday, Oct 3Sat Oct 3

Light rain 62°/53° 💧 0.121 in 💨 24 mph

Sunday, Oct 4Sun Oct 4

Mostly sunny 59°/41° 💧 None 💨 10 mph

Monday, Oct 5Mon Oct 5

Mostly sunny 62°/46° 💧 None 💨 16 mph

Tuesday, Oct 6Tue Oct 6

Light rain 52°/50° 💧 0.208 in 💨 18 mph

Wednesday, Oct 7Wed Oct 7

Moderate rain 56°/53° 💧 0.336 in 💨 17 mph

TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK

Temperature & Weather Trends in Ideal

Vertical axis: °F · Color based on temperature

AIR QUALITY FORECAST

Air Quality Forecast for Ideal

Hourly forecast · Updated every 2 hours

Good

Nearest forecast value 5:00 PM

PM2.5 Fine particles Good 1,0µg/m³

Microscopic particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs. Elevated concentrations can especially affect children, older adults and people with respiratory conditions.

PM10 Particulate matter Good 1,0µg/m³

Includes dust, pollen and other airborne particles. High concentrations may irritate the respiratory system.

O₃ Ozone Good 50,7µg/m³

Ground-level ozone can irritate the eyes and respiratory system when concentrations are elevated.

NO₂ Nitrogen dioxide Good 1,1µg/m³

A gas emitted mainly by traffic and some industrial activity. High exposure can affect respiratory health.

Air quality is favorable for outdoor activities.

UV & HEALTH

UV, Sun & Health Outlook in Ideal

Maximum daily UV Today, tomorrow and the following day show the maximum UV index forecast for each day.

0–2 Low 3–5 Moderate 6–7 High 8–10 Very high 11+ Extreme

Today UV 5,2Moderate 😊Good

Tomorrow UV 4,4Moderate 🙂Fair

Thursday UV 3,8Moderate 🙂Fair

Friday UV 0,8Low 🙂Fair

Saturday UV 5,1Moderate 😐Moderate

Sunday UV 4,0Moderate —Unavailable

Monday UV 7,0High —Unavailable

Hourly UV index today

5:00 PMUV 1,1 6:00 PMUV 0,6 7:00 PMUV 0,1

Today's weather health advice Open today's recommendations.

Moderate UV risk

Sunglasses and sun protection are recommended for prolonged exposure.

Good air quality

Air quality is good and outdoor activities can be enjoyed normally.

Comfortable temperature conditions

Temperatures should feel comfortable for most people, with no particular heat or cold precautions needed.

Good conditions for outdoor activities

Outdoor activities can generally be enjoyed normally, with sun protection adjusted to the UV level.

WIND OUTLOOK

Hourly Wind Forecast for Ideal

Vertical axis: mph · Horizontal axis: hours

Sustained wind Max gusts

NIGHT SKY · IDEAL, SOUTH DAKOTA

Tonight's Stargazing & Shooting Stars

Fair observing conditions. Best local viewing window: 2:00 AM–3:00 AM.

58/100Best-hour score

BEST TIME TONIGHT 2:00 AM–3:00 AM Astronomical darkness: 9:13 PM–5:52 AM

☁ Cloud cover 41% Real hourly forecast for the best viewing hour.

☾ Moonlight 88% Waxing Gibbous · Moon about 17° above the horizon at the best viewing hour.

☄ Meteor activity Southern Taurids Reference ZHR 7 · Radiant 42° high at the best hour.

✦ Estimated visible meteors 0–1/hour Local estimate after weather, moonlight and radiant-height adjustments.

Chance ≥1 meteor in 30 min26%

UPCOMING METEOR PERIODSStart, peak and end dates · weather should be checked closer to the peak.

SEP 20–NOV 20

Southern TauridsStart SEP 20 · Peak NOV 5 · End NOV 20 · ZHR 7 · 20% Moon at peak

ACTIVE NOW

OCT 2–NOV 7

OrionidsStart OCT 2 · Peak OCT 21 · End NOV 7 · ZHR 20 · 77% Moon at peak

UPCOMING

OCT 20–DEC 10

Northern TauridsStart OCT 20 · Peak NOV 12 · End DEC 10 · ZHR 5 · 7% Moon at peak

UPCOMING

NOV 6–NOV 30

LeonidsStart NOV 6 · Peak NOV 17 · End NOV 30 · ZHR 15 · 52% Moon at peak

UPCOMING

Experimental local observing estimate. Weather values come from the hourly forecast already used on this page. Moon position and astronomical darkness are calculated locally from time and coordinates. Meteor-shower ZHR describes ideal conditions and is not the number of meteors a person should expect to see locally.

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Forecast data for Ideal were last refreshed today at 4:00 PM. The current forecast period extends through 24/09/2026 at 2:00 PM. Weather, air-quality and UV-index data are provided through WEATHER-INFO.COM. Forecasts are produced automatically from the latest available data and are subject to periodic technical checks. This service is intended for general weather information.