As of 20:28 MDT

Weather in Thunder Butte, SD

56°Current weather

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 17 October, 20:28

Overcast. Feels like 54°. High 77°, low 39°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind2.6 mph S
Humidity49%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point38°

Monthly outlook for Thunder Butte, SD: average high 64.7°, average low 44.9°. That is 5.1° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 2 days (about 1.0 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 0.6 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (80.3°), the coolest 25 October (36.1°).

64.7°/44.9°
Average high / low
+5.1°
Above normal
2 / 3
Wet days / normal
1.0 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
17 October – 26 October65.9°57.7°+4.6°
27 October – 5 November62.9°51.1°+6.6°
6 November – 15 Novemberat normal44.9°—

October records over 66 years

93.2°4 October 1963All-time high
-5.4°26 October 2020All-time low
Sun, 1868° / 47°0Clear
68 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 68°, low 47°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind13.2 mph NE
Humidity31%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Mon, 1962° / 39°0Clear
62 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Monday, 19 October

Clear. High 62°, low 39°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind9.1 mph SE
Humidity43%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point35°
Tue, 2068° / 45°0Clear
68 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 68°, low 45°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind8.3 mph SE
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point47°
Wed, 2166° / 48°0Clear
66 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 66°, low 48°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind5.6 mph NE
Humidity65%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°
Thu, 2271° / 49°0Partly cloudy
71 °Partly cloudy

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 22 October

Partly cloudy. High 71°, low 49°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind18 mph SE
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Fri, 2380° / 59°0.04Light rain
80 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 80°, low 59°.

Pressure29.65 inHg
Wind24.7 mph N
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point56°
Sat, 2449° / 40°0.94Heavy rain
49 °Heavy rain

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 24 October

Heavy rain. High 49°, low 40°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind26.8 mph N
Humidity63%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Sun, 2554° / 36°0Clear
54 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 25 October

Clear. High 54°, low 36°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind15.2 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point22°
Mon, 2663° / 42°0Clear
63 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Monday, 26 October

Clear. High 63°, low 42°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind8.7 mph S
Humidity28%
Visibility—
Dew point23°
Tue, 2765° / 46°0Overcast
65 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 27 October

Overcast. High 65°, low 46°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind11.7 mph SE
Humidity59%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Wed, 2867° / 50°0Overcast
67 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 28 October

Overcast. High 67°, low 50°.

Pressure29.59 inHg
Wind8.2 mph W
Humidity26%
Visibility—
Dew point26°
Thu, 2958° / 48°0Partly cloudy
58 °Partly cloudy

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 29 October

Partly cloudy. High 58°, low 48°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind24.2 mph NW
Humidity25%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Fri, 3066° / 45°0Clear
66 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Friday, 30 October

Clear. High 66°, low 45°.

Pressure29.68 inHg
Wind14.4 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Sat, 3157° / 44°0.06Light rain
57 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 57°, low 44°.

Pressure29.44 inHg
Wind22.7 mph NW
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Sun, 0165° / 41°0Clear
65 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 1 November

Clear. High 65°, low 41°.

Pressure29.68 inHg
Wind15.6 mph W
Humidity28%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Mon, 0250° / 32°0.02Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high77° (2022)
Record low1° (1991)
Tue, 0349° / 33°0.02Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high69° (2020)
Record low-4° (1991)
Wed, 0451° / 31°0.01Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high76° (1978)
Record low-7° (1991)
Thu, 0549° / 31°0.04Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high71° (2020)
Record low2° (2003)
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)

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.