As of 03:30 MST

Weather in Thunder Butte, SD

30°Current weather

Thunder Butte, Friday, 13 November, 03:30

Partly cloudy. Feels like 22°. High 46°, low 30°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind9.9 mph SE
Humidity96%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point30°

Monthly outlook for Thunder Butte, SD: average high 45.7°, average low 31.9°. That is 3.1° above the climate normal for November. Precipitation is expected on 1 day (about 0.7 inches), against a normal of 2 days and 0.4 inches. The warmest day looks like 16 November (57.6°), the coolest 24 November (15.3°).

45.7°/31.9°
Average high / low
+3.1°
Above normal
1 / 2
Wet days / normal
0.7 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
13 November – 22 November51.2°42.4°+4.9°
23 November – 2 December36.7°35.7°+0.5°
3 December – 12 Decemberat normal33.3°—

November records over 66 years

77°2 November 2022All-time high
-18.2°13 November 1986All-time low
Sat, 1451° / 34°0Partly cloudy
51 °Partly cloudy

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 14 November

Partly cloudy. High 51°, low 34°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind18.5 mph SE
Humidity59%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Sun, 1557° / 40°0Clear
57 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 15 November

Clear. High 57°, low 40°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind13.9 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Mon, 1658° / 37°0Overcast
58 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Monday, 16 November

Overcast. High 58°, low 37°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind4 mph S
Humidity59%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point41°
Tue, 1755° / 41°0Overcast
55 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 17 November

Overcast. High 55°, low 41°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind12.6 mph SE
Humidity67%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Wed, 1855° / 40°0Clear
55 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 18 November

Clear. High 55°, low 40°.

Pressure29.56 inHg
Wind21.9 mph W
Humidity66%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Thu, 1946° / 36°0Overcast
46 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 19 November

Overcast. High 46°, low 36°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind17.7 mph NW
Humidity44%
Visibility—
Dew point22°
Fri, 2046° / 35°0.02Light rain
46 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Friday, 20 November

Light rain. High 46°, low 35°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind12.1 mph SE
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point29°
Sat, 2151° / 38°0Overcast
51 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 21 November

Overcast. High 51°, low 38°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind6.4 mph SE
Humidity74%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Sun, 2247° / 23°0.7Snow
47 °Snow

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 22 November

Snow. High 47°, low 23°.

Pressure29.53 inHg
Wind26.6 mph NW
Humidity90%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Mon, 2323° / 16°0Overcast
23 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Monday, 23 November

Overcast. High 23°, low 16°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind23.6 mph NW
Humidity42%
Visibility—
Dew point1°
Tue, 2427° / 15°0Clear
27 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 24 November

Clear. High 27°, low 15°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind7.3 mph W
Humidity38%
Visibility—
Dew point1°
Wed, 2532° / 24°0Overcast
32 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 25 November

Overcast. High 32°, low 24°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind10.9 mph SE
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point6°
Thu, 2646° / 28°0Overcast
46 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 26 November

Overcast. High 46°, low 28°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind8.7 mph SW
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Fri, 2747° / 36°0Overcast
47 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Friday, 27 November

Overcast. High 47°, low 36°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind20.6 mph NW
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Sat, 2846° / 36°0Overcast
46 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 28 November

Overcast. High 46°, low 36°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind12.2 mph SE
Humidity53%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 2935° / 20°0.02Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 29 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high57° (2021)
Record low-11° (1964)
Mon, 3034° / 20°0.04Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Monday, 30 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high60° (1995)
Record low-9° (1964)
Tue, 0135° / 21°0.03Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 1 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low21°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high67° (2021)
Record low-9° (1985)
Wed, 0234° / 19°0.02Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 2 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low19°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high59° (2012)
Record low-23° (1985)
Thu, 0335° / 20°0.02Climate normal
35 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 3 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high35°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high54° (2012)
Record low-10° (1985)
Fri, 0436° / 20°0.02Climate normal
36 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Friday, 4 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high36°
Average low20°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high62° (1965)
Record low-3° (1984)
Sat, 0533° / 18°0.02Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 5 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low18°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high56° (1963)
Record low-7° (1972)
Sun, 0632° / 16°0.01Climate normal
32 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 6 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high32°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation7%
Record high56° (2023)
Record low-21° (1972)
Mon, 0732° / 17°0.03Climate normal
32 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Monday, 7 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high32°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high57° (2024)
Record low-21° (2013)
Tue, 0832° / 16°0.02Climate normal
32 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 8 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high32°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high58° (2020)
Record low-21° (1972)
Wed, 0934° / 16°0.01Climate normal
34 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 9 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high34°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high58° (1990)
Record low-28° (1977)
Thu, 1033° / 17°0.01Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 10 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low17°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation5%
Record high60° (1987)
Record low-19° (1972)
Fri, 1133° / 16°0.02Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Friday, 11 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high56° (2004)
Record low-15° (2000)
Sat, 1233° / 16°0.02Climate normal
33 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 12 December

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high33°
Average low16°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high53° (2017)
Record low-19° (2000)

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 Thunder Butte, 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 Thunder Butte, 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.