Cottonwood Recreation Area Weather Forecast
- 75
- 98
Slight Chance Thunderstorms
- 72
- 97
Hot
- 70
- 92
Partly Sunny
- 72
- 95
Chance Thunderstorms
- 69
- 92
Rain Showers Likely
- 67
- 90
Mostly Sunny
Today 26 Jul Yankton
Mostly cloudy in the Morning, then clearing. Hot with Highs around 100. South Winds 10 to 15 Mph. Gusts up to 30 Mph in the afternoon. Heat index Values up to 113 in the afternoon.
Tonight 26 Jul Yankton
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of Showers and Thunderstorms in the Evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Humid with Lows in the mid 70s. South Winds 10 to 15 Mph, becoming west 5 to 10 Mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index Values up to 114 early in the evening.
Cottonwood Recreation Area Temperature Statistics
July Temperature
Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (6.2 miles)
Lowest 22 July, 2026
59 °FAverage July
77.9 °FHighest 17 July, 2026
97 °F
Climate (2021–2026)
Yankton, Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (6.2 miles)
Average Low 2021–2026
39.3 °FAverage 2021–2026
50.5 °FAverage High 2021–2026
61.8 °F