Bancroft, SD Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Sunny 0°F
Feels Like -17°F  
Humidity 78% Dew Point -6°F Wind SSE 12 MPH Barometer 30.45 in.
Solar Rad 135 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 10.1 mi. ESE of central Bancroft
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Blowing Snow, High 20F, Low 12F
50%
20
12
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Mostly Sunny, High 31F, Low 23F
31
23
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 41F, Low 22F
41
22
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 41F, Low 15F
41
15
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 28F, Low 2F
20%
28
2
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Partly Sunny, High 35F, Low 16F
35
16
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow, High 26F
20%
26
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 20°F to a high of 41°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 29°F with lows around 10°F.

This Date in Weather History

1924 - The temperature at Helena, MT, plunged 79 degrees in 24 hours, and 88 degrees in 34 hours. The mercury plummeted from 63 above to 25 below zero. At Fairfield MT the temperature plunged 84 degrees in just 12 hours, from 63 at Noon to 21 below zero at midnight.

More on this and other weather history

Bancroft, SD 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -22. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Blowing Snow

Night: Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West northwest wind around 5 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 23 by 8pm, then rising to around 29 during the remainder of the night. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy.

Rain

Night: A 40 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. Blustery.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Friday Dec 19

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26.


About Bancroft, SD

Bancroft is a town in northwest Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 13 at the 2020 census, down from 19 at the 2010 census.

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