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Radar/Satellite

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Current Weather Conditions

 
Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available). Flight Categories: VFR=GreenVFR   MVFR=BlueMVFR   IFR=RedIFR   LIFR=PurpleLIFR

FSD TAF

 

KFSD - Joe Foss Field

Forecast valid from 0700 GMT 12 Jun 2025 to 0600 GMT 13 Jun 2025

Latest observation at 0956 GMT 12 Jun 2025

For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time 0956Z 12/11Z 12/12Z 12/13Z 12/14Z 12/15Z 12/16Z 12/17Z 12/18Z 12/19Z 12/20Z 12/21Z 12/22Z 12/23Z 13/00Z 13/01Z
VIS 8 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6
CIG 110 90 50 50 50 50 50
Cover OVC BKN OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
FltCat VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR
WX -RA VCSH
WDir 110 090 090 090 090 090 090 110 110 110 110 170 170 170 170 170
WSpd 12 12 9 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11
WGust 19 19 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 18
FTUS53 KFSD 120721 AAA
KFSD 120720Z 1207/1306 09012G19KT P6SM VCSH BKN090
     FM121200 09009KT P6SM OVC050
     FM121700 11012G20KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
     FM122100 17011G18KT P6SM SCT250
     FM130300 15010G16KT P6SM BKN100

 


TAF Impacts - Surrounding Airports

 

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time OBS 12/11Z 12/12Z 12/13Z 12/14Z 12/15Z 12/16Z 12/17Z 12/18Z 12/19Z 12/20Z 12/21Z 12/22Z 12/23Z 13/00Z 13/01Z
KSUX                                
KHON   [WX] [WX] WX                        
KATY                                

NOTE: TEMPO conditions in [brackets]. Keep in mind TEMPO conditions might be better (lower impact) than prevailing conditions.


Aviation Weather Forecasts

Low Level Turbulence Forecast
Ceiling, Visibility and Thunderstorm Forecast

Icing Forecast
High Level Turbulence Forecast
 

KFSD Vertical Wind Profile


Model Trend Forecasts

model meteogram for FSD airport

Model Probability Forecasts

ceiling height plot

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 

visibility plot for FSD airport

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 


Extended Forecast

 

Overnight
 

Slight Chance T-storms

Low: 59°

Thursday
 

Chance T-storms then Slight Chance Showers

High: 84°

Thursday Night
 

Chance T-storms

Low: 64°

Friday
 

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance T-storms

High: 84°

Friday Night
 

Slight Chance T-storms then Chance Showers

Low: 58°

Saturday
 

Slight Chance T-storms then Chance Showers

High: 86°

Saturday Night
 

Chance T-storms

Low: 63°