As of 13:02 MDT

Weather in Thunder Butte, SD

76°Current weather

Thunder Butte, Friday, 23 October, 13:02

Partly cloudy. Feels like 76°. High 79°, low 56°.

Pressure29.59 inHg
Wind13.1 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point56°

Monthly outlook for Thunder Butte, SD: average high 58.1°, average low 43.1°. That is 3.4° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 0.5 inches), against a normal of 2 days and 0.5 inches. The warmest day looks like 23 October (78.6°), the coolest 29 October (31.4°).

58.1°/43.1°
Average high / low
+3.4°
Above normal
4 / 2
Wet days / normal
0.5 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
23 October – 1 November55.6°53.6°+1.1°
2 November – 11 November62.3°47.2°+8.4°
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
Sat, 2458° / 40°0Clear
58 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 58°, low 40°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind13.9 mph NW
Humidity46%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point24°
Sun, 2551° / 37°0.01Light rain
51 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 25 October

Light rain. High 51°, low 37°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind9 mph SE
Humidity46%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point22°
Mon, 2645° / 36°0.09Light rain
45 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 45°, low 36°.

Pressure30.47 inHg
Wind11.5 mph E
Humidity57%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point25°
Tue, 2743° / 34°0.14Snow
43 °Snow

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 27 October

Snow. High 43°, low 34°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind5.6 mph SE
Humidity80%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point35°
Wed, 2857° / 38°0.1Light rain
57 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 28 October

Light rain. High 57°, low 38°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind19.1 mph NW
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Thu, 2949° / 31°0Clear
49 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 29 October

Clear. High 49°, low 31°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind12.8 mph W
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point21°
Fri, 3054° / 36°0Overcast
54 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 54°, low 36°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind17.4 mph SE
Humidity33%
Visibility—
Dew point20°
Sat, 3157° / 43°0Overcast
57 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 31 October

Overcast. High 57°, low 43°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind16.5 mph SE
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point34°
Sun, 0164° / 43°0Clear
64 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Sunday, 1 November

Clear. High 64°, low 43°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind14 mph SE
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Mon, 0257° / 51°0.07Light rain
57 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Monday, 2 November

Light rain. High 57°, low 51°.

Pressure29.65 inHg
Wind12 mph W
Humidity90%
Visibility—
Dew point52°
Tue, 0352° / 48°0.03Light rain
52 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Tuesday, 3 November

Light rain. High 52°, low 48°.

Pressure29.65 inHg
Wind14.4 mph NW
Humidity85%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Wed, 0461° / 45°0Mostly clear
61 °Mostly clear

Thunder Butte, Wednesday, 4 November

Mostly clear. High 61°, low 45°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind8 mph W
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Thu, 0560° / 47°0.02Light rain
60 °Light rain

Thunder Butte, Thursday, 5 November

Light rain. High 60°, low 47°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind12.4 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Fri, 0671° / 50°0Overcast
71 °Overcast

Thunder Butte, Friday, 6 November

Overcast. High 71°, low 50°.

Pressure29.68 inHg
Wind21.2 mph W
Humidity24%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Sat, 0773° / 53°0Clear
73 °Clear

Thunder Butte, Saturday, 7 November

Clear. High 73°, low 53°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind12.9 mph W
Humidity25%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
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)
Fri, 2040° / 24°0.02Climate normal
40 °Climate normal

Thunder Butte, 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

Thunder Butte, 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 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.