Ashton, South Dakota

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Local Time: 4:09 AM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 45.0° N 98.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 94 (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Flood Warning (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Aberdeen, South Dakota (Airport)

Updated: 3:53 AM CDT on July 06, 2009

60 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	86%
Dew Point:	56 °F
Wind:	Calm
Pressure:	29.95 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 11000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1299 ft

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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Aberdeen	60 °F	Scattered Clouds	3:53 AM CDT
	Huron	67 °F	Clear	3:55 AM CDT
	Watertown	58 °F	Clear	3:53 AM CDT
	Sisseton	63 °F	N/A	3:56 AM CDT

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Min Temperature:

Normal

83 °F

59 °F

Record

115 °F (1936)

42 °F (1942)

Yesterday

83 °F

58 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 6

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Mitchell	69°F
Huron	68°F
Winner	68°F
Mobridge	66°F
Yankton	66°F

State Lows:
Custer	50°F
Rapid City	55°F
Brookings	57°F
Watertown	59°F
Ellsworth AFB	59°F

Astronomy

July 6, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:54 AM CDT

9:22 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:17 AM CDT

9:59 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:29 AM CDT

10:47 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:26 AM CDT

11:50 PM CDT

Moon

9:15 PM CDT

4:57 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 42m

Length of Day

15h 28m

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Ashton, SD

60 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 3:53 AM CDT

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
88° F \| 63° F	85° F \| 61° F	88° F \| 65° F	88° F \| 61° F	85° F \| 56° F
Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy
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Forecast for Spink

Updated: 3:41 am CDT on July 6, 2009
	Today Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around 10 mph.
	Tuesday Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
	Thursday Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
	Friday Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Saturday and Saturday Night Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
	Sunday Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Blue Jays vs. Yankees	1:05 PM EDT on July 06, 2009	Clear, 81 °F
Braves vs. Cubs	6:05 PM CDT on July 06, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 74 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Scattered Clouds, High 73° F/ 23° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, 74 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 81 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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HADS JAMES RIVER AT ASHTON SD, Ashton, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1244 ft

3:30 AM CDT

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HADS JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD 7SW SD, Stratford, SD

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1253 ft

2:45 AM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Flood Warning
Statement as of 8:51 AM CDT on June 29, 2009 The Flood Warning continues for the James River at Ashton * until further notice... * at 08am Monday the stage was 16.0 feet... * major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast... * flood stage is 13.0 feet... * the river rose above flood stage and will continue rising to near 16.1 feet by this evening then begin falling. * At 16.5 feet... the water overtops the bridge 3 miles north and 1 1/2 mile east of Ashton. Location flood latest observed maximum forecast recent observed stage stage time stage time crest time James River cmbs2 13.0 17.79 Mon 9 am 17.8 Mon 1 PM 17.8 Mon 6 am 851 am CDT Mon Jun 29 2009 The Flood Warning continues for the James River near Stratford * until further notice... * at 06am Monday the stage was 18.5 feet... * major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast... * flood stage is 14.0 feet... * at 19.0 feet... the water reaches the bottom of the bridge 3 miles south of the gage.