Today's Weather - Hiland, SD
2 AM PST
Mostly Clear
49°F
| 7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
|---|
| Overnight | Mostly Clear | 47° / 67° | SSE 18 mph |
| Thursday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms | 48° / 59° | SE 21 to 28 mph |
| Friday Night | Showers And Thunderstorms | 45° / 51° | NNE 14 to 17 mph |
| Saturday Night | Rain Showers Likely | 37° / 44° | NNE 18 to 23 mph |
| Sunday Night | Rain Showers Likely | 34° / 59° | NNW 12 to 17 mph |
| Monday Night | Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Rain Showers | 41° / 71° | SSW 12 mph |
| Tuesday Night | Slight Chance Rain Showers | 45° / 71° | WSW 10 to 14 mph |
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
| High | Low |
| January | 26° | 6° |
| February | 31° | 10° |
| March | 43° | 21° |
| April | 58° | 33° |
| May | 69° | 45° |
| June | 79° | 55° |
| July | 86° | 60° |
| August | 84° | 58° |
| September | 74° | 48° |
| October | 60° | 35° |
| November | 43° | 21° |
| December | 29° | 9° |
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Hiland
| Hot
Days | Freezing
Days | Rainy
Days | Snowy
Days |
| January | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 |
| February | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 |
| March | 0 | 27 | 5 | 2 |
| April | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| May | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| June | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| July | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| August | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| September | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| December | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.
Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.
Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.