As of 14:40 CDT

Weather in Howard, SD

74°

Howard, Thursday, 8 October, 14:40

Partly cloudy. Feels like 73°. High 74°, low 46°.

Pressure30.00 inHg

Wind6.6 mph SE

Humidity38%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point47°

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Monthly outlook for Howard, SD: average high 64°, average low 48.4°. That is 2.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 0.4 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 1.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 10 October (83.2°), the coolest 17 October (34.5°).

64°/48.4°

Average high / low

+2.8°

Above normal

2 / 3

Wet days / normal

0.4 in

Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

Period	Forecast high	Normal	Difference
8 October – 17 October	66.8°	60°	+3.8°
18 October – 27 October	59.3°	56.1°	+1.8°
28 October – 6 November	at normal	50.2°	—

October records over 66 years

89.6°3 October 2025All-time high

10.4°27 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Carthage (14 mi).

Fri, 0979° / 51°

79 °

Howard, Friday, 9 October

Clear. High 79°, low 51°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind11 mph SE

Humidity64%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point56°

Sat, 1083° / 65°

83 °

Howard, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 83°, low 65°.

Pressure29.62 inHg

Wind20 mph S

Humidity39%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point51°

Sun, 1181° / 62°

81 °

Howard, Sunday, 11 October

Overcast. High 81°, low 62°.

Pressure29.71 inHg

Wind13.5 mph S

Humidity42%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point51°

Mon, 1263° / 52°

0.01

63 °

Howard, Monday, 12 October

Light rain. High 63°, low 52°.

Pressure29.88 inHg

Wind7.1 mph NE

Humidity74%

Visibility6.2 mi

Dew point49°

Tue, 1358° / 47°

58 °

Howard, Tuesday, 13 October

Overcast. High 58°, low 47°.

Pressure30.09 inHg

Wind9 mph NW

Humidity62%

Visibility—

Dew point42°

Wed, 1461° / 51°

0.26

61 °

Howard, Wednesday, 14 October

Rain. High 61°, low 51°.

Pressure29.65 inHg

Wind14.5 mph E

Humidity94%

Visibility—

Dew point55°

Thu, 1570° / 52°

0.02

70 °

Howard, Thursday, 15 October

Light rain. High 70°, low 52°.

Pressure29.59 inHg

Wind23.3 mph W

Humidity56%

Visibility—

Dew point50°

Fri, 1647° / 42°

47 °

Howard, Friday, 16 October

Overcast. High 47°, low 42°.

Pressure30.56 inHg

Wind19.7 mph NW

Humidity59%

Visibility—

Dew point31°

Sat, 1753° / 34°

53 °

Howard, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 53°, low 34°.

Pressure30.65 inHg

Wind11 mph SE

Humidity47%

Visibility—

Dew point28°

Sun, 1849° / 44°

0.1

49 °

Howard, Sunday, 18 October

Light rain. High 49°, low 44°.

Pressure30.27 inHg

Wind16.6 mph S

Humidity77%

Visibility—

Dew point40°

Mon, 1962° / 49°

0.01

62 °

Howard, Monday, 19 October

Light rain. High 62°, low 49°.

Pressure29.97 inHg

Wind14.8 mph S

Humidity55%

Visibility—

Dew point42°

Tue, 2066° / 47°

66 °

Howard, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 66°, low 47°.

Pressure30.12 inHg

Wind14.2 mph NW

Humidity33%

Visibility—

Dew point32°

Wed, 2168° / 47°

68 °

Howard, Wednesday, 21 October

Overcast. High 68°, low 47°.

Pressure30.00 inHg

Wind24.3 mph NW

Humidity36%

Visibility—

Dew point34°

Thu, 2251° / 44°

0.02

51 °

Howard, Thursday, 22 October

Light rain. High 51°, low 44°.

Pressure30.06 inHg

Wind27.3 mph W

Humidity69%

Visibility—

Dew point38°

Fri, 2359° / 41°

59 °

Howard, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 59°, low 41°.

Pressure29.77 inHg

Wind25.6 mph SE

Humidity44%

Visibility—

Dew point31°

From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics

Sat, 2455° / 39°

0.03

55 °

Howard, Saturday, 24 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°

Average low39°

Average precipitation0.03 in

Chance of precipitation13%

Record high80° (1989)

Record low20° (2020)

Sun, 2555° / 39°

0.04

55 °

Howard, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°

Average low39°

Average precipitation0.04 in

Chance of precipitation17%

Record high79° (1989)

Record low20° (2020)

Mon, 2655° / 38°

0.02

55 °

Howard, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high55°

Average low38°

Average precipitation0.02 in

Chance of precipitation12%

Record high78° (1989)

Record low11° (2020)

Tue, 2754° / 38°

0.07

54 °

Howard, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°

Average low38°

Average precipitation0.07 in

Chance of precipitation28%

Record high72° (1999)

Record low10° (2020)

Wed, 2853° / 37°

0.04

53 °

Howard, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°

Average low37°

Average precipitation0.04 in

Chance of precipitation12%

Record high73° (2016)

Record low17° (2017)

Thu, 2952° / 37°

0.06

52 °

Howard, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°

Average low37°

Average precipitation0.06 in

Chance of precipitation22%

Record high68° (1978)

Record low19° (1991)

Fri, 3051° / 37°

0.1

51 °

Howard, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°

Average low37°

Average precipitation0.1 in

Chance of precipitation33%

Record high70° (1965)

Record low17° (1991)

Sat, 3151° / 35°

0.05

51 °

Howard, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°

Average low35°

Average precipitation0.05 in

Chance of precipitation17%

Record high72° (1990)

Record low15° (2019)

Sun, 0150° / 35°

0.05

50 °

Howard, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°

Average low35°

Average precipitation0.05 in

Chance of precipitation25%

Record high71° (1990)

Record low17° (2002)

Mon, 0249° / 34°

0.04

49 °

Howard, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°

Average low34°

Average precipitation0.04 in

Chance of precipitation10%

Record high72° (2022)

Record low10° (1991)

Tue, 0349° / 34°

0.02

49 °

Howard, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°

Average low34°

Average precipitation0.02 in

Chance of precipitation13%

Record high73° (1978)

Record low7° (1991)

Wed, 0449° / 32°

0.01

49 °

Howard, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°

Average low32°

Average precipitation0.01 in

Chance of precipitation8%

Record high70° (2015)

Record low-5° (1991)

Thu, 0549° / 33°

0.04

49 °

Howard, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°

Average low33°

Average precipitation0.04 in

Chance of precipitation23%

Record high73° (2001)

Record low12° (2003)

Fri, 0648° / 33°

0.03

48 °

Howard, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°

Average low33°

Average precipitation0.03 in

Chance of precipitation17%

Record high76° (2020)

Record low2° (2003)

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 Howard, 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 Howard, 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.