Pine Ridge, SD Weather

Oglala Lakota County12:36 AM CDT43.03°N, 102.56°WElevation 3,241 ft

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
56°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 56°
High 78°·Low 50° tonight
WindSE 10 mph gusts 18 mph
Humidity74%
Dew point48°
Cloud cover21%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise8:13 AM
Sunset6:58 PM

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

Forecast

10-day

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  • Thursday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. South wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 56°
  2. 1 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  3. 2 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  4. 3 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  5. 4 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  6. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 55°
  7. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 54°
  8. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 52°
  9. 8 AM Sunny 52°
  10. 9 AM Sunny 55°
  11. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 60°
  12. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 65°
  13. 12 PM Sunny 69°
  14. 1 PM Sunny 73°
  15. 2 PM Sunny 76°
  16. 3 PM Mostly Sunny 77°
  17. 4 PM Mostly Sunny 78°
  18. 5 PM Mostly Sunny 77°
  19. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 75°
  20. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 72°10%
  21. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 69°10%
  22. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 67°10%
  23. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 64°10%
  24. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 63°10%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear42°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny50°74°
  3. TodayOct 22 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny10%55°78°
  4. FriOct 23 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers31%44°77°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny12%36°57°
  6. SunOct 25 Slight Chance Light Rain Slight Chance Light Rain15%36°57°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny36°52°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny58°
  9. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny32°56°
  10. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy38°61°

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 8:13 AM
Sunset 6:58 PM
Daylight 10 h 45 min (−2 min 46 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 83% lit
Moonrise 5:06 PM Moonset 4:14 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low59° / 30°
Record high82° (2016)
Record low18° (2006)
Wettest0.64 in (2000)
Month to date1.23 in (normal 0.90 in)

Pine Ridge Airport, records since 1997. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

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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