Outdoor conditions in

Dell Rapids

South Dakota

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 46°Rain Showers Likely61% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 47°Rain Showers Likely57% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 49°Rain Showers Likely66% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 49°Rain Showers Likely62% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  5. 50°Rain Showers Likely59% rain89% humidityGusts 17 mph
  6. 51°Rain Showers Likely55% rain86% humidityGusts 21 mph
  7. 52°Chance Rain Showers41% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  8. 53°Chance Rain Showers26% rain80% humidityGusts 29 mph
  9. 54°Cloudy11% rain74% humidityGusts 33 mph
  10. 53°Mostly Cloudy6% rain66% humidityGusts 37 mph
  11. 50°Mostly Cloudy1% rain63% humidityGusts 36 mph
  12. 48°Mostly Cloudy1% rain63% humidityGusts 35 mph
  13. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain68% humidityGusts 35 mph
  14. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain70% humidityGusts 35 mph
  15. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 36 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy3% rain82% humidityGusts 35 mph
  17. 43°Mostly Cloudy3% rain82% humidityGusts 32 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy14% rain82% humidityGusts 32 mph
  19. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain82% humidityGusts 33 mph
  20. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain89% humidityGusts 37 mph
  21. 42°Cloudy12% rain89% humidityGusts 40 mph
  22. 42°Cloudy13% rain86% humidityGusts 41 mph
  23. 41°Cloudy12% rain86% humidityGusts 41 mph
  24. 40°Cloudy5% rain85% humidityGusts 41 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
66%
Humidity
63–100%
Wind
37 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
16%
Humidity
41–89%
Wind
41 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
32–89%
Wind
32 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
34–76%
Wind
25 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–89%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 54° / 43°Today has a real shower chance.66% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 37 mph
  2. 51° / 35°Friday looks breezy.16% rain · Humidity 41–89% · Wind 41 mph
  3. 61° / 32°Saturday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 32–89% · Wind 32 mph
  4. 66° / 42°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 34–76% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–89% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Sioux Falls area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
38GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground38 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Dell Rapids radar

Radar animation for Dell Rapids, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Weather is less concerning around 9 AM–12 PM.

Humidity stays higher and winds stay lighter for at least three hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowLower weather concern

Humidity is 96% with light wind and gusts below 9 mph.

Humidity
96%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
8 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Sioux Falls

About 22 miles away, the Sioux Falls hub looks more deeply at Sioux Falls, SD-MN. It reflects that wider area rather than Dell Rapids’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Sioux Falls area, about 19 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Dell Rapids, SD, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.