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Hold on tight to something, or someone, it's going to be a very windy day!

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Frost Advisory for parts of south eastern South Dakota. The Advisory is in effect Thursday morning.

A cool and rainy week will be capped off with a forecast for lots of rain, possibly several inches, Wednesday night in to Thursday (September 19-20). The already wet ground and the coming downpours have prompted the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for parts of southeastern South Dakota and southwestern Minnesota...

The beautiful sunsets in South Dakota have come at a price from regions far away, where wildfires are consuming the land.

It may be hot in Sioux Falls this week, but we haven't reached the century mark since 2012

In the summer of 1988 Sioux Falls melted under a record-breaking heatwave. South Dakota and much of the country suffered along with us during a horrible drought.

What's the difference between heat stroke and heat exhaustion? What do you do if it happens? Here's the answers:

I have been privileged enough to call Todd Heitkamp my friend for many years. Today I want to say a heartfelt congratulations to my friend. Todd has been with the National Weather Service for decades forecasting storms, conducting weather awareness training, interpreting data to bring us daily weather forecasts, and whatever else they do under that big doppler ball out by the airport...

All eyes were on the dark angry clouds rolling over Howard South Dakota on Tuesday (May 8) as threatening weather invaded the small farming community.

Would it make you feel any better to say that Sioux Falls was due for some April snow this year? Didn’t think so, but it usually happens that way.