Aaron Doudna
Morning Meteorologist
Sioux Falls
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Aaron first moved to Sioux Falls in 2013 to accept a job as a weather producer at KSFY, eventually being promoted to Weekend Meteorologist. After a brief stint outside of the broadcast industry, Aaron accepted a job as Morning Meteorologist at KDLT in 2018 and stayed on as KDLT and KSFY merged into Dakota News Now.
Aaron is originally from the Wichita, Kansas metro area, which helps explain his love of weather. Growing up, he would see and experience all forms of severe weather ranging from tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in the spring to ice and snowstorms in the winter.
Wanting to pursue weather as a career, Aaron went to the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk!) and got into broadcast meteorology, and accepted internships in Wichita and Kansas City.
When Aaron isn't out chasing storms, you can catch him rolling a few frames at the local bowling alleys and grabbing a bite to eat at one of Sioux Falls's many fantastic restaurants!
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Aside from the breezy conditions, Monday overall was a relatively nice winter day, and Tuesday is looking to be much of the same but changes are coming later in the week.
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This week, Doug and Aaron check out some of the most popular plant picks for this year!
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Mother’s Day is a great time to get a planter for your mom, or take her shopping for one! Doug and Aaron talk about some good ideas to help with some more Thrillers, Fillers, and Spillers for Mother’s Day.
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Now that it’s spring, and with summer right around the corner, it’s a great time of year to put together a great planter.
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In this edition of Owning Your Outdoors, Doug and Aaron talk about what you need to do to start getting your lawn and landscape ready for spring.
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Winter has come to an end (allegedly) and now we turn our attention to our yards and how to repair some damage caused by the long winter months.
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The accumulating snow from our latest winter storm has wrapped up around the region.
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We are tracking another winter storm that will impact the region through Wednesday night.
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The heaviest snowfall amounts look to be across parts of northern and central South Dakota, where we could see a foot or more of snow.
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We’ve declared Friday as a First Alert Weather Day and a Winter Storm Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service.
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We’ll see plenty of sunshine today, but it will be cooler with high temperatures in the 20s to the north with 30s in the south.
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We’re still dealing with a little bit of light snow and some snow showers to the south.
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Winter Weather Advisories have been issued for northern South Dakota, including the Aberdeen area.
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We’re going to see a mix of clouds and sunshine as we head through the rest of our Monday.
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We’ve declared Thursday a First Alert Weather Day across the area as we’ll be tracking another round of moisture that will begin as rain for some but eventually turn into all snow.
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We’ve declared Thursday a First Alert Weather Day across the area.
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The wind will continue to die down as we head through the rest of our Monday.
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Another quick-moving snow system will pass by late Friday night and into Saturday.
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Winter Weather Advisories and a Winter Storm Warning will be in effect for the rest of today across the entire Dakota News Now coverage area.
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We have some Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings in effect west of Aberdeen through the rest of today and into tonight.
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Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect in northern parts of the region until noon.
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It’s going to be a pretty quiet day with highs in the 30s and 40s around the region.
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We’re tracking yet another round of snowfall that will be moving through the region throughout today and lasting until tomorrow morning.
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We have a Dense Fog Advisory in effect across most of the region until 10 a.m.
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Wind Chill Warnings and Wind Chill Advisories are in effect until 10 a.m. Feels-like temperatures will be in the -20s to -30s this morning.
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Blizzard conditions will continue throughout the morning.
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Winter Storm Watches have already been issued for the entire area for Tuesday night through Thursday morning.
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Plenty of sunshine around the region, but the wind will pick up this afternoon.
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It’s still going to be cold for most of us, with highs in the teens to the north with 20s and 30s farther south.
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Blizzard Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are set to go into effect around the region.
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The warming trend will continue today, with highs ranging from the low to 40s in the east to the upper 50s out west.
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Most of us will see around an inch or less of fresh accumulation.
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We’re going to see a good amount of sunshine as we head through the rest of our Tuesday!
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Any fog left around the region should be on the way out of here with the wind picking up.
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A cold front will slide through, giving us falling temperatures through this afternoon and evening.
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Another cold front is going to be moving through tonight and heading into Thursday morning.
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Feels-like temperatures could get close to -30° for some of us, so bundle up this morning!
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A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until noon for parts of northeastern South Dakota for strong wind gusts causing blowing snow.
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A quick-moving clipper system will slide through the region today causing a chance for a few light snow showers.
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The next chance of precipitation is set to return tonight, and all modes of wintry precipitation are possible and even rain for some.
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Highs will be stuck in the 20s for most of us, with a few 30s in the south.
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A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for parts of eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota.
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This weekend is looking a lot nicer, especially temperature-wise.
As we head into the new week, the forecast overall is looking quiet with more clouds than sunshine and temperatures around average for this time of the year.
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