As of 04:02 CDT

Weather in James, SD

48°Current weather

James, Friday, 9 October, 04:02

Partly cloudy. Feels like 46°. High 78°, low 47°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind5.7 mph E
Humidity71%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point39°

Monthly outlook for James, SD: average high 63.2°, average low 46.5°. That is 3.3° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 4 days (about 1.2 inches), against a normal of 3 days and 1.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 10 October (88.8°), the coolest 17 October (29.7°).

63.2°/46.5°
Average high / low
+3.3°
Above normal
4 / 3
Wet days / normal
1.2 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 October – 18 October61°58.2°+1.6°
19 October – 28 October66.7°54.6°+6.8°
29 October – 7 Novemberat normal48.3°—

October records over 66 years

87.6°3 October 2025All-time high
0.1°26 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Groton (6 mi).

Sat, 1089° / 62°0Clear
89 °Clear

James, Saturday, 10 October

Clear. High 89°, low 62°.

Pressure29.50 inHg
Wind17.8 mph S
Humidity32%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point48°
Sun, 1165° / 50°0Overcast
65 °Overcast

James, Sunday, 11 October

Overcast. High 65°, low 50°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind13.2 mph NE
Humidity66%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point54°
Mon, 1254° / 46°0.22Light rain
54 °Light rain

James, Monday, 12 October

Light rain. High 54°, low 46°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind9.5 mph NE
Humidity82%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point45°
Tue, 1354° / 47°0Overcast
54 °Overcast

James, Tuesday, 13 October

Overcast. High 54°, low 47°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind9.1 mph N
Humidity68%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Wed, 1456° / 45°0.23Rain
56 °Rain

James, Wednesday, 14 October

Rain. High 56°, low 45°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind8.4 mph NE
Humidity73%
Visibility—
Dew point43°
Thu, 1558° / 44°0.69Rain
58 °Rain

James, Thursday, 15 October

Rain. High 58°, low 44°.

Pressure29.47 inHg
Wind28 mph NW
Humidity93%
Visibility—
Dew point55°
Fri, 1645° / 37°0.04Light snow
45 °Light snow

James, Friday, 16 October

Light snow. High 45°, low 37°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind26.2 mph NW
Humidity56%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Sat, 1750° / 30°0Partly cloudy
50 °Partly cloudy

James, Saturday, 17 October

Partly cloudy. High 50°, low 30°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind15.6 mph S
Humidity37%
Visibility—
Dew point18°
Sun, 1860° / 38°0Overcast
60 °Overcast

James, Sunday, 18 October

Overcast. High 60°, low 38°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind8.5 mph S
Humidity36%
Visibility—
Dew point27°
Mon, 1967° / 47°0Overcast
67 °Overcast

James, Monday, 19 October

Overcast. High 67°, low 47°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind8 mph E
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Tue, 2072° / 53°0Clear
72 °Clear

James, Tuesday, 20 October

Clear. High 72°, low 53°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind21.8 mph S
Humidity39%
Visibility—
Dew point39°
Wed, 2166° / 51°0Clear
66 °Clear

James, Wednesday, 21 October

Clear. High 66°, low 51°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind17.8 mph S
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point38°
Thu, 2261° / 45°0Overcast
61 °Overcast

James, Thursday, 22 October

Overcast. High 61°, low 45°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind12.9 mph NE
Humidity65%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Fri, 2367° / 46°0.02Light rain
67 °Light rain

James, Friday, 23 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 46°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind9.5 mph SE
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point42°
Sat, 2467° / 55°0.05Light rain
67 °Light rain

James, Saturday, 24 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 55°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind13.1 mph S
Humidity60%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 2554° / 37°0.04Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

James, Sunday, 25 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation17%
Record high79° (1989)
Record low15° (2020)
Mon, 2654° / 37°0.03Climate normal
54 °Climate normal

James, Monday, 26 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high54°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high77° (1989)
Record low0° (2020)
Tue, 2753° / 37°0.04Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

James, Tuesday, 27 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high69° (1966)
Record low7° (2020)
Wed, 2852° / 36°0.03Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

James, Wednesday, 28 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high71° (2016)
Record low18° (2017)
Thu, 2951° / 35°0.08Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

James, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high67° (2007)
Record low18° (2020)
Fri, 3050° / 35°0.07Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

James, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high70° (1965)
Record low16° (1991)
Sat, 3150° / 33°0.06Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

James, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high73° (2016)
Record low18° (2019)
Sun, 0149° / 34°0.05Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

James, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high74° (1990)
Record low14° (1984)
Mon, 0248° / 32°0.03Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

James, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high72° (2022)
Record low10° (1991)
Tue, 0347° / 33°0.04Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

James, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high72° (1978)
Record low7° (1991)
Wed, 0447° / 31°0.02Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

James, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.02 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high68° (1978)
Record low6° (1995)
Thu, 0547° / 32°0.03Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

James, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation13%
Record high70° (2016)
Record low9° (2003)
Fri, 0646° / 31°0.03Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

James, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high73° (2020)
Record low3° (2003)
Sat, 0747° / 30°0.04Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

James, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation12%
Record high69° (2020)
Record low3° (1991)

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 James, 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 James, 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.