As of 07:06 MDT

Weather in Thunder Butte, SD

44°Current weather

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 21 October, 07:06

Clear. Feels like 40°. High 67°, low 44°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind6.4 mph N
Humidity79%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°

Monthly outlook for Thunder Butte, SD: average high 56.6°, average low 40.7°. That is 1.9° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 2.5 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 0.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (78.3°), the coolest 29 October (29.9°).

56.6°/40.7°
Average high / low
+1.9°
Above normal
5 / 3
Wet days / normal
2.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
21 October – 30 October57.8°55°+1.5°
31 October – 9 November54.6°48.9°+3.2°
10 November – 19 Novemberat normal43°—

October records over 66 years

93.2°4 October 1963All-time high
-5.4°26 October 2020All-time low
Thu, 2275° / 49°0Partly cloudy
75 °Partly cloudy

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 22 October

Partly cloudy. High 75°, low 49°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind10 mph SE
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Fri, 2378° / 58°0Overcast
78 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Friday, 23 October

Overcast. High 78°, low 58°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind14.1 mph SE
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point57°
Sat, 2463° / 44°0.34Heavy rain
63 °Heavy rain

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 24 October

Heavy rain. High 63°, low 44°.

Pressure30.27 inHg
Wind15.8 mph NW
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Sun, 2548° / 36°0Light rain
48 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 48°, low 36°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind8.3 mph NE
Humidity57%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Mon, 2649° / 38°0.02Light rain
49 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 49°, low 38°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind8.1 mph NE
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Tue, 2749° / 32°0.02Light rain
49 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 49°, low 32°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind21.2 mph SE
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Wed, 2843° / 36°0.06Snow
43 °Snow

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 28 October

Snow. High 43°, low 36°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind23.8 mph NW
Humidity84%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Thu, 2951° / 30°0Clear
51 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 51°, low 30°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind11.9 mph W
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point16°
Fri, 3055° / 34°0Clear
55 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Friday, 30 October

Clear. High 55°, low 34°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind18.7 mph SE
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Sat, 3162° / 44°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 31 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 44°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind17.4 mph SE
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Sun, 0162° / 43°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 62°, low 43°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind8.8 mph SE
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Mon, 0267° / 45°0Overcast
67 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Monday, 2 November

Overcast. High 67°, low 45°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind9.4 mph SE
Humidity47%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Tue, 0353° / 51°0.35Rain
53 °Rain

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 3 November

Rain. High 53°, low 51°.

Pressure29.53 inHg
Wind20.5 mph E
Humidity89%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Wed, 0450° / 34°1.57Snow
50 °Snow

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 4 November

Snow. High 50°, low 34°.

Pressure29.62 inHg
Wind22.9 mph N
Humidity93%
Visibility—
Dew point45°
Thu, 0535° / 32°0.13Light snow
35 °Light snow

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 5 November

Light snow. High 35°, low 32°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind23.2 mph NW
Humidity91%
Visibility—
Dew point31°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Fri, 0649° / 30°0.02Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high71° (2016)
Record low4° (1991)
Sat, 0748° / 30°0.04Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high71° (2006)
Record low-8° (1991)
Sun, 0847° / 30°0.04Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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)

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.