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Clark, South Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clark weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Clark, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:10 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
59%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
4:20 PM
Clark, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClark, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 84°
Clark, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    0.04″
    84°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    86°63°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    38%
    1.1″
    91°64°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    48%
    0.61″
    90°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    70%
    79°64°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    0.13″
    73°60°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    71°59°-2°
Clark, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 65°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clark, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.15 inHg
Now
953.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949953
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.1948.8953.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Clark, SD
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clark, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.2mi
UNLIMITED
66 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:10 UTC · Clark, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:10 UTC · Clark, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clark, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clark, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clark, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
4:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clark, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clark, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clark at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 57225

16-Day Forecast — Clark

  1. Sat84°61°13%
  2. Sun86°63°8%
  3. Mon91°64°38%
  4. Tue90°63°48%
  5. Wed79°64°70%
  6. Thu73°60°13%
  7. Fri71°59°19%
  8. Sat79°58°19%
  9. Sun82°58°10%
  10. Mon84°61°7%
  11. Tue88°64°9%
  12. Wed93°65°12%
  13. Thu85°70°10%
  14. Fri76°61°19%
  15. Sat76°57°20%
  16. Sun83°56°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Clark

SPC has placed Clark in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Clark

  • 57225

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.