As of 10:33 CDT

Weather in Yankton, SD

45°Current weather

Yankton, Friday, 16 October, 10:33

Partly cloudy. Feels like 35°. High 50°, low 39°.

Pressure30.62 inHg
Wind26.5 mph NW
Humidity65%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°

Monthly outlook for Yankton, SD: average high 58.3°, average low 44.2°. That is 0.1° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 6 days (about 5.2 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 1.0 inches. The warmest day looks like 21 October (71.1°), the coolest 27 October (33.2°).

58.3°/44.2°
Average high / low
+0.1°
Above normal
6 / 3
Wet days / normal
5.2 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
16 October – 25 October63.3°59.7°+2°
26 October – 4 November50.1°54.1°-2.2°
5 November – 14 Novemberat normal48.6°—

October records over 66 years

93°3 October 2025All-time high
5°27 October 2020All-time low
Sat, 1761° / 37°0Clear
61 °Clear

Yankton, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 61°, low 37°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind12 mph S
Humidity45%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point34°
Sun, 1866° / 44°0Clear
66 °Clear

Yankton, Sunday, 18 October

Clear. High 66°, low 44°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind9.9 mph S
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point40°
Mon, 1963° / 45°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

Yankton, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 45°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind8.7 mph SE
Humidity66%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point46°
Tue, 2067° / 47°0Clear
67 °Clear

Yankton, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 67°, low 47°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind12.4 mph SE
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Wed, 2171° / 52°0Clear
71 °Clear

Yankton, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 71°, low 52°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind10.4 mph SE
Humidity61%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Thu, 2269° / 53°0Clear
69 °Clear

Yankton, Thursday, 22 October

Clear. High 69°, low 53°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind9.4 mph N
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Fri, 2369° / 50°0.15Light rain
69 °Light rain

Yankton, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 69°, low 50°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind20.7 mph SE
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Sat, 2464° / 56°0.03Light rain
64 °Light rain

Yankton, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 64°, low 56°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind15.2 mph NW
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Sun, 2553° / 41°2.99Heavy rain
53 °Heavy rain

Yankton, Sunday, 25 October

Heavy rain. High 53°, low 41°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind16.9 mph NE
Humidity91%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
Mon, 2641° / 37°0.28Rain
41 °Rain

Yankton, Monday, 26 October

Rain. High 41°, low 37°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind15.6 mph NW
Humidity96%
Visibility—
Dew point36°
Tue, 2745° / 33°0.12Light rain
45 °Light rain

Yankton, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 45°, low 33°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind9.6 mph SE
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Wed, 2859° / 43°1.11Heavy rain
59 °Heavy rain

Yankton, Wednesday, 28 October

Heavy rain. High 59°, low 43°.

Pressure29.77 inHg
Wind18.5 mph S
Humidity98%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Thu, 2956° / 44°0Partly cloudy
56 °Partly cloudy

Yankton, Thursday, 29 October

Partly cloudy. High 56°, low 44°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind14.2 mph W
Humidity70%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Fri, 3054° / 42°0Overcast
54 °Overcast

Yankton, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 54°, low 42°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind9.9 mph NE
Humidity67%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Sat, 3147° / 45°0.54Rain
47 °Rain

Yankton, Saturday, 31 October

Rain. High 47°, low 45°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind20.1 mph NE
Humidity87%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 0153° / 37°0.06Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Yankton, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high74° (1990)
Record low16° (2002)
Mon, 0252° / 37°0.04Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Yankton, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high76° (2005)
Record low11° (1991)
Tue, 0352° / 36°0.06Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Yankton, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high74° (1978)
Record low6° (1991)
Wed, 0452° / 35°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Yankton, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high73° (1975)
Record low-6° (1991)
Thu, 0553° / 36°0.04Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Yankton, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high74° (2001)
Record low12° (1990)
Fri, 0652° / 35°0.03Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Yankton, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high76° (2020)
Record low9° (1991)
Sat, 0752° / 35°0.02Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Yankton, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high74° (2001)
Record low-9° (1991)
Sun, 0851° / 35°0.05Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Yankton, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high79° (1999)
Record low-2° (1991)
Mon, 0949° / 34°0.12Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Yankton, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high73° (1999)
Record low15° (2018)
Tue, 1047° / 31°0.07Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Yankton, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high67° (2016)
Record low8° (1986)
Wed, 1145° / 29°0.05Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Yankton, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high73° (2005)
Record low-1° (1986)
Thu, 1245° / 29°0.05Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Yankton, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high69° (2005)
Record low6° (1986)
Fri, 1348° / 31°0.04Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Yankton, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high72° (1999)
Record low-9° (1986)
Sat, 1447° / 32°0.02Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Yankton, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high79° (2025)
Record low11° (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 Yankton, 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 Yankton, 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.