As of 07:05 MDT

Weather in Iron Lightning, SD

57°Current weather

Iron Lightning, Friday, 23 October, 07:05

Overcast. Feels like 57°. High 82°, low 57°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind6.1 mph E
Humidity93%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point55°

Monthly outlook for Iron Lightning, SD: average high 52°, average low 37.6°. That is 0° below the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 0.5 inches), against a normal of 2 days and 0.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (81.9°), the coolest 29 October (29.9°).

52°/37.6°
Average high / low
−0°
Below normal
5 / 2
Wet days / normal
0.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
23 October – 1 November49.2°53.6°-2.4°
2 November – 11 November56.7°47.2°+5.3°
12 November – 21 Novemberat normal42.6°—

October records over 66 years

93.2°4 October 1963All-time high
-5.4°26 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Thunder Butte (9 mi).

Sat, 2457° / 40°0Clear
57 °Clear

Iron Lightning, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 57°, low 40°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind13.8 mph NW
Humidity46%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point23°
Sun, 2551° / 37°0.11Snow
51 °Snow

Iron Lightning, Sunday, 25 October

Snow. High 51°, low 37°.

Pressure30.45 inHg
Wind9.6 mph E
Humidity41%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point19°
Mon, 2643° / 34°0.18Snow
43 °Snow

Iron Lightning, Monday, 26 October

Snow. High 43°, low 34°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind10.5 mph E
Humidity62%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point28°
Tue, 2744° / 33°0.07Snow
44 °Snow

Iron Lightning, Tuesday, 27 October

Snow. High 44°, low 33°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind12.4 mph E
Humidity78%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Wed, 2846° / 39°0.04Light rain
46 °Light rain

Iron Lightning, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 46°, low 39°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind20.8 mph NW
Humidity69%
Visibility—
Dew point35°
Thu, 2941° / 30°0Overcast
41 °Overcast

Iron Lightning, Thursday, 29 October

Overcast. High 41°, low 30°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind19 mph NW
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point19°
Fri, 3040° / 32°0.05Light snow
40 °Light snow

Iron Lightning, Friday, 30 October

Light snow. High 40°, low 32°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind8.5 mph N
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Sat, 3139° / 32°0.06Snow
39 °Snow

Iron Lightning, Saturday, 31 October

Snow. High 39°, low 32°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind6.1 mph SE
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point22°
Sun, 0148° / 30°0Overcast
48 °Overcast

Iron Lightning, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 48°, low 30°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind7.9 mph NW
Humidity62%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Mon, 0253° / 34°0Clear
53 °Clear

Iron Lightning, Monday, 2 November

Clear. High 53°, low 34°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind10.5 mph NW
Humidity35%
Visibility—
Dew point20°
Tue, 0355° / 34°0Clear
55 °Clear

Iron Lightning, Tuesday, 3 November

Clear. High 55°, low 34°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind8.9 mph W
Humidity32%
Visibility—
Dew point20°
Wed, 0459° / 38°0Clear
59 °Clear

Iron Lightning, Wednesday, 4 November

Clear. High 59°, low 38°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind8 mph S
Humidity23%
Visibility—
Dew point16°
Thu, 0561° / 42°0Mostly clear
61 °Mostly clear

Iron Lightning, Thursday, 5 November

Mostly clear. High 61°, low 42°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind14.2 mph W
Humidity16%
Visibility—
Dew point11°
Fri, 0660° / 47°0Partly cloudy
60 °Partly cloudy

Iron Lightning, Friday, 6 November

Partly cloudy. High 60°, low 47°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind18.9 mph NW
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sat, 0752° / 44°0Overcast
52 °Overcast

Iron Lightning, Saturday, 7 November

Overcast. High 52°, low 44°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind19.1 mph NW
Humidity49%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 0847° / 30°0.04Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high75° (1999)
Record low4° (2000)
Mon, 0944° / 28°0.04Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high69° (2001)
Record low2° (2000)
Tue, 1043° / 26°0.06Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high68° (2007)
Record low-5° (1986)
Wed, 1141° / 25°0.01Climate normal
41 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°
Average low25°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high68° (2005)
Record low-11° (1986)
Thu, 1243° / 26°0.02Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high71° (1999)
Record low-7° (1986)
Fri, 1345° / 28°0.02Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high69° (1990)
Record low-18° (1986)
Sat, 1444° / 28°0.02Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high70° (1990)
Record low-9° (2014)
Sun, 1543° / 27°0.02Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low27°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation10%
Record high66° (2001)
Record low0° (2014)
Mon, 1644° / 26°0.02Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high67° (2001)
Record low-5° (2022)
Tue, 1742° / 26°0.02Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high64° (2001)
Record low2° (2000)
Wed, 1842° / 25°0.03Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low25°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high64° (2007)
Record low0° (1996)
Thu, 1941° / 26°0.03Climate normal
41 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Thursday, 19 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high41°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high67° (2003)
Record low4° (1985)
Fri, 2040° / 24°0.02Climate normal
40 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Friday, 20 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high40°
Average low24°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high62° (1962)
Record low-10° (1985)
Sat, 2140° / 23°0.02Climate normal
40 °Climate normal

Iron Lightning, Saturday, 21 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high40°
Average low23°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high65° (2012)
Record low-10° (1985)

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 Iron Lightning, 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 Iron Lightning, 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.