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Radar/Satellite

current radar loop
current satellite loop
 

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 1800 GMT 9 Dec 2025 to 1800 GMT 10 Dec 2025

Latest observation at 1856 GMT 9 Dec 2025

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

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time 1856Z 09/20Z 09/21Z 09/22Z 09/23Z 10/00Z 10/01Z 10/02Z 10/03Z 10/04Z 10/05Z 10/06Z 10/07Z 10/08Z 10/09Z 10/10Z
VIS 10 >6 >6
[5]
>6
[5]
>6
[5]
>6 >6 >6 >6 >6 4
[1]
4
[1]
4
[1]
4
[1]
4
[1]
5
CIG 70 70 50
[25]
50
[25]
50
[25]
50 50 15 15 15 15
[SCT005]
15
[SCT005]
15
[SCT005]
15
[SCT005]
15
[SCT005]
15
Cover OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC OVC
FltCat VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR
WX -RA
[-RA BR]

[-RA BR]

[-RA BR]
BLSN
[BLSN]
BLSN
[BLSN]
BLSN
[BLSN]
BLSN
[BLSN]
BLSN
[BLSN]
BLSN
WDir 220 230 260 260 260 260 260 300 300 300 330 330 330 330 330 330
WSpd 7 12 15 15 15 15 15 28 28 28 31 31 31 31 31 25
WGust 27 27 27 27 27 44 44 44 51 51 51 51 51 37
FTUS80 KFSD 091721 RRG
KFSD 091720Z 0918/1018 23012KT P6SM -RA SCT050 OVC070
     FM092100 26015G27KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 0921/0924 5SM -RA BR
      OVC025
     FM100200 30028G44KT P6SM OVC015
     FM100500 33031G51KT 4SM BLSN OVC015 PROB30 1005/1010 1SM BLSN
      SCT005
     FM101000 33025G37KT 5SM BLSN OVC015
     FM101400 32017G25KT P6SM OVC015

 


TAF Impacts - Surrounding Airports

 

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time OBS 09/20Z 09/21Z 09/22Z 09/23Z 10/00Z 10/01Z 10/02Z 10/03Z 10/04Z 10/05Z 10/06Z 10/07Z 10/08Z 10/09Z 10/10Z
KSUX                       WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst
KHON                 WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst
KATY           WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst WGst  

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

 

This Afternoon
 

Rain Likely and Breezy

High: 39°

Tonight
 

Windy. Cloudy then Patchy Blowing Snow

Low: 19°

Wednesday
 

Cloudy and Blustery then Mostly Cloudy

High: 22°

Wednesday Night

Cloudy then Slight Chance Snow

Low: 11°

Thursday
 

Chance Snow

High: 25°

Thursday Night
 

Chance Snow

Low: 5°

Friday
 

Slight Chance Snow then Mostly Cloudy

High: 16°