As of 17:30 CDT

Weather in Willow Lake, SD

47°Current weather

Willow Lake, Friday, 16 October, 17:30

Clear. Feels like 44°. High 49°, low 37°.

Pressure30.59 inHg
Wind6.3 mph NW
Humidity50%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point30°

Monthly outlook for Willow Lake, SD: average high 59.4°, average low 45.2°. That is 2.7° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 1.0 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 0.9 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 October (75.7°), the coolest 26 October (34.6°).

59.4°/45.2°
Average high / low
+2.7°
Above normal
5 / 3
Wet days / normal
1.0 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
16 October – 25 October61.2°56°+2.9°
26 October – 4 November56.3°50.6°+3.2°
5 November – 14 Novemberat normal44.3°—

October records over 66 years

88.5°3 October 2025All-time high
5.4°26 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Bancroft (11 mi).

Sat, 1760° / 37°0Clear
60 °Clear

Willow Lake, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 60°, low 37°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind15.9 mph S
Humidity50%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Sun, 1862° / 46°0Clear
62 °Clear

Willow Lake, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 62°, low 46°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind7.8 mph S
Humidity54%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point41°
Mon, 1960° / 44°0Clear
60 °Clear

Willow Lake, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 60°, low 44°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind7.5 mph SE
Humidity67%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point45°
Tue, 2064° / 48°0Clear
64 °Clear

Willow Lake, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 64°, low 48°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind10.8 mph SE
Humidity75%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point49°
Wed, 2166° / 52°0.04Light rain
66 °Light rain

Willow Lake, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 52°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind9.7 mph S
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Thu, 2276° / 53°0.03Light rain
76 °Light rain

Willow Lake, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 76°, low 53°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind12.5 mph SE
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Fri, 2371° / 60°0.24Light rain
71 °Light rain

Willow Lake, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 71°, low 60°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind22.8 mph S
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Sat, 2460° / 46°0.37Rain
60 °Rain

Willow Lake, Saturday, 24 October

Rain. High 60°, low 46°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind14.1 mph NW
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sun, 2545° / 41°0.19Rain
45 °Rain

Willow Lake, Sunday, 25 October

Rain. High 45°, low 41°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind13.8 mph NW
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Mon, 2648° / 35°0Clear
48 °Clear

Willow Lake, Monday, 26 October

Clear. High 48°, low 35°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind10 mph W
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Tue, 2759° / 38°0Clear
59 °Clear

Willow Lake, Tuesday, 27 October

Clear. High 59°, low 38°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind16.1 mph S
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Wed, 2859° / 48°0.04Light rain
59 °Light rain

Willow Lake, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 59°, low 48°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind19.9 mph S
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Thu, 2956° / 48°0.01Light rain
56 °Light rain

Willow Lake, Thursday, 29 October

Light rain. High 56°, low 48°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind22.7 mph W
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Fri, 3052° / 41°0Overcast
52 °Overcast

Willow Lake, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 52°, low 41°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind15.2 mph NW
Humidity64%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Sat, 3164° / 50°0.02Light rain
64 °Light rain

Willow Lake, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 64°, low 50°.

Pressure29.59 inHg
Wind14.8 mph SW
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 0149° / 34°0.05Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high71° (1990)
Record low16° (2002)
Mon, 0249° / 33°0.04Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high72° (1978)
Record low9° (1991)
Tue, 0348° / 33°0.03Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high72° (1978)
Record low7° (1991)
Wed, 0448° / 32°0.02Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high68° (2016)
Record low1° (1995)
Thu, 0548° / 33°0.04Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high71° (2001)
Record low9° (2003)
Fri, 0647° / 32°0.03Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high74° (2020)
Record low0° (2003)
Sat, 0748° / 31°0.02Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high71° (2020)
Record low7° (2003)
Sun, 0847° / 31°0.07Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low10° (2003)
Mon, 0944° / 30°0.08Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high64° (1999)
Record low9° (2018)
Tue, 1042° / 27°0.06Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low27°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high63° (2016)
Record low1° (1986)
Wed, 1141° / 26°0.02Climate normal
41 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high64° (2005)
Record low-6° (1986)
Thu, 1241° / 26°0.06Climate normal
41 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high63° (1999)
Record low-5° (1966)
Fri, 1343° / 28°0.02Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high69° (1999)
Record low-10° (1986)
Sat, 1443° / 29°0.02Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Willow Lake, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high67° (2025)
Record low-1° (2014)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Willow Lake, SD are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Willow Lake, SD since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.