Spearfish, South Dakota

Local Time: 5:51 PM MST on December 02, 2008 (GMT -07) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 44.5° N 103.9° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Winter Weather Advisory (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Tmax Weather Center, Spearfish, South Dakota (PWS)

Updated: 5:51 PM MST on December 02, 2008

26.4 °F / -3.1 °C

Light Snow

Windchill:	26 °F / -3 °C
Humidity:	94%
Dew Point:	25 °F / -4 °C
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 13.4 m/s
Pressure:	29.88 in / 1011.7 hPa (Falling)
Visibility:	1.5 miles / 2.4 kilometers
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 800 ft / 243 m (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	3697 ft / 1126 m

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Flight Rule:	IFR (KRCA)
Wind Speed:	17.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	327° (NNW)
Ceiling:	800 ft / 243 m
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
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	Ellsworth AFB	28 °F / -2 °C	Light Snow	4:55 PM MST

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KEFC)

39 °F / 3 °C

16 °F / -8 °C

Record (KEFC)

67 °F / 19 °C (1959)

-23 °F / -30 °C (1980)

Yesterday

57.4 °F / 14.1 °C

26.6 °F / -3.0 °C

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Pine Ridge	57°F / 14°C
Winner	55°F / 13°C
Yankton	51°F / 11°C
Chamberlain	50°F / 10°C
Mitchell	49°F / 9°C

State Lows:
Brookings	17°F / -8°C
Watertown	18°F / -8°C
Yankton	21°F / -6°C
Sioux Falls	21°F / -6°C
Huron	23°F / -5°C

Astronomy

December 2, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:13 AM MST

4:16 PM MST

Civil Twilight

6:40 AM MST

4:49 PM MST

Nautical Twilight

6:04 AM MST

5:25 PM MST

Astronomical Twilight

5:29 AM MST

6:00 PM MST

Moon

11:01 AM MST (12/2)

8:43 PM MST (12/2)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 08m

Length of Day

9h 03m

Tomorrow will be 1m 21s shorter.

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Waxing Crescent, 23% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Spearfish, SD

26.4 °F / -3.1 °C

Light Snow

at 5:51 PM MST

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Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
49° F \| 16° F 9° C \| -9° C	22° F \| 11° F -6° C \| -12° C	20° F \| 9° F -7° C \| -13° C	31° F \| 23° F -1° C \| -5° C	43° F \| 27° F 6° C \| -3° C
Rain 100% chance of precipitation	Chance of Snow 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
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Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Forecast for Northern Foot Hills

Updated: 2:44 PM MST on December 2, 2008
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5 am MST Wednesday...
	Tonight Breezy. Snow in the evening...then chance of snow after midnight. Areas of blowing snow through the night. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Storm total snow accumulation of 4 to 5 inches. Lows around 17. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
	Wednesday Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the morning...then chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chill readings 1 below to 9 above zero. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows 7 to 13. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Wind chill readings 4 below to 14 below zero.
	Thursday Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 4 below to 14 below zero in the morning. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows around 10. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Wind chill readings 7 below to 3 above zero.
	Friday Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Lowest wind chill readings 8 below to 2 above zero in the morning. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
	Saturday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the lower 40s.
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s.
	Sunday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers and snow showers. Highs in the mid 40s.
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s.
	Monday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s.
	Monday Night Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
	Tuesday Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Raiders vs. Chargers	5:15 PM PST on December 04, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 63 °F / 17 °C
Jaguars vs. Bears	12:00 PM CST on December 07, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 25 °F / -4 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Blue Raiders vs. Ragin' Cajuns	6:00 PM CST on December 03, 2008	Thunderstorm, 63 °F / 17 °C
Cardinals vs. Scarlet Knights	7:30 PM EST on December 04, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 40 °F / 4 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Macclesfield Town vs. Wycombe Wanderers	7:45 PM GMT on December 02, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 37° F/ 3° C
Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester United	7:45 PM GMT on December 02, 2008	Scattered Clouds, High 35° F/ 2° C
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Tmax Weather Center, Spearfish, SD

Spearfish, SD Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

26.4 °F / -3.1 °C

25 °F / -4 °C

94%

NNW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

29.88 in / 1011.7 hPa

0.04 in / 1 mm / hr

26 °F / -3 °C

3697 ft

5:51 PM MST

Rapid Fire

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Mountain Plains I, Spearfish, SD

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

23.2 °F / -4.9 °C

21 °F / -6 °C

91%

WSW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

29.86 in / 1011.1 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

23 °F / -5 °C

4030 ft

5:51 PM MST

Rapid Fire

IEM Lead _ Deadwood School , Lead, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

21 °F / -6.1 °C

21 °F / -6 °C

100%

North at 0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

29.80 in / 1009.0 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

21 °F / -6 °C

5118 ft

5:15 PM MST

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Dumont Trailhead, Lead, SD

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

18.6 °F / -7.4 °C

15 °F / -9 °C

86%

NNW at 5.0 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

29.67 in / 1004.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

11 °F / -11 °C

6000 ft

5:46 PM MST

Normal

RAWS FORT MEAD QD SD, Fort Meade, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

25 °F / -3.9 °C

25 °F / -4 °C

98%

NNW at 6 mph / 9.7 km/h / 2.7 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

18 °F / -8 °C

3861 ft

4:51 PM MST

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MesoWest NORTH RAPID CREEK , Lead, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

24 °F / -4.4 °C

North at mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

24 °F / -4 °C

6129 ft

4:00 PM MST

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NonFedAWOS STURGIS , Sturgis, SD

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

27 °F / -2.8 °C

25 °F / -4 °C

93%

West at 20 mph / 32.2 km/h / 8.9 m/s

29.81 in / 1009.4 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

13 °F / -10 °C

3243 ft

5:15 PM MST

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Warnings and Notices

	Winter Weather Advisory
Statement as of 2:30 PM MST on December 02, 2008 ... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 5 am MST Wednesday... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow remains in effect until 5 am MST Wednesday. Rain and snow will change to snow early this evening... and continue through the night. Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. In addition... northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph will result in areas of blowing snow at times reducing visibility to less than one half mile. The snowfall is expected to taper off early Wednesday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory means snow... freezing precipitation... strong winds... and cold temperatures will create hazardous conditions. Use caution when outdoors or traveling.