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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 0600 GMT 16 Oct 2025 to 0600 GMT 17 Oct 2025

Latest observation at 0504 GMT 16 Oct 2025

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

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time 0504Z 16/06Z 16/07Z 16/08Z 16/09Z 16/10Z 16/11Z 16/12Z 16/13Z 16/14Z 16/15Z 16/16Z 16/17Z 16/18Z 16/19Z 16/20Z
VIS 5 1 1 1 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6
CIG 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Cover OVC OVC OVC OVC BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN
FltCat IFR IFR IFR IFR IFR IFR IFR IFR IFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR
WX -RA BR BR BR BR
WDir 120 130 130 130 130 130 150 150 150 160 160 160 160 160 160 160
WSpd 11 10 10 10 11 11 13 13 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
WGust 17 17 17 18 18 22 22 22 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
FTUS80 KFSD 160521 RRJ
KFSD 160520Z 1606/1706 13010G17KT 1SM BR OVC002
     FM160900 13011G18KT P6SM BKN002
     FM161100 15013G22KT P6SM BKN005
     FM161400 16015G24KT P6SM BKN040
     FM170100 16013G20KT P6SM BKN090 WS020/18042KT
     FM170300 18012G19KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1703/1706 4SM -SHRA BR
      OVC030

 


TAF Impacts - Surrounding Airports

 

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time OBS 16/06Z 16/07Z 16/08Z 16/09Z 16/10Z 16/11Z 16/12Z 16/13Z 16/14Z 16/15Z 16/16Z 16/17Z 16/18Z 16/19Z 16/20Z
KSUX                                
KHON CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG              
KATY CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG CIG              

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
 

Chance Showers and Patchy Dense Fog

Low: 55°

Thursday
 

Mostly Sunny and Breezy

High: 78°

Thursday Night
 

Chance Showers

Low: 54°

Friday
 

Becoming Sunny

High: 70°

Friday Night
 

Mostly Clear

Low: 44°

Saturday
 

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers

High: 61°

Saturday Night
 

Partly Cloudy

Low: 37°