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Weather Outlook through Tuesday

Red Flag Warning for portions of central SD Today

Severe Weather Threat Sunday Afternoon-Evening

Warm and dry conditions will continue today, with highs in the 70s and elevated fire concerns for portions of central South Dakota. Winds out of the east will gust 25-40 mph tonight. Sunday brings rain showers and thunderstorms with a few strong to severe storms possible afternoon/evening over mainly eastern SD into western MN. For Monday and Tuesday, expect a cool-down with highs in the upper 40s and 50s with lingering rain showers Monday and Tuesday morning.

Warm and dry today with elevated fire concerns for portions of central SD – where there is a Red Flag Warning for winds out of the east 15-25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph and relative humidity down to 15-23%. Winds will increase tonight, out of the east gusting 25-40 mph.

Storms across central SD Sunday morning move into northeastern SD/western MN in the afternoon - with some storms becoming severe. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe storms over portions of eastern SD, including Huron, Watertown, and west central MN. Large Hail to 1” in diameter is the main concern from the strongest storms Sunday afternoon from around 2 to 8 PM. Storms will move into western MN by around 9 PM.