Sturgis, SD Weather Forecast
Meade County, South Dakota
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The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Sturgis, SD at a glance
Sturgis is home to about 7,067 people in Meade County, across 6.4 square miles. It ranks 16th by population of 28 places in South Dakota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Lead, 14 miles away.
- County
- Meade County
- Population
- 7,067 2023 est.
- Land area
- 6.4 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,101
- Forecast point
- 44.4120°N, 103.5006°W
How well can the network see Sturgis?
The nearest Doppler radar is KUDX (Rapid City, SD), to the ESE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,500 ft above Sturgis. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Sturgis is closer to its radar than 58% of US cities.
The closest weather station is K49B (Sturgis Muni). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Sturgis
- Lead, SD14 mi
- Spearfish, SD17 mi
- Summerset, SD17 mi
- Belle Fourche, SD25 mi
- Rapid City, SD27 mi
- Box Elder, SD29 mi
- Newcastle, WY52 mi
- Hot Springs, SD69 mi
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