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Grassland Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Grassland Colony, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:14 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
41%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Grassland Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrassland Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 88°
Grassland Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    88°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    89°63°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    97°66°+8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    75%
    0.06″
    81°64°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    75%
    80°60°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.04″
    75°60°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    71°59°-4°
Grassland Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 6°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 16 @ 2:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 102SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the sw.
Grassland Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.6960.6964.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grassland Colony, SD
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

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

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Grassland Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.2mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
18:14 UTC · Grassland Colony, 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
18:14 UTC · Grassland Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Grassland Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grassland Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grassland Colony, 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
12:51 AM
Daylight
15h 36m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
10:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Grassland Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Grassland Colony, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grassland Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Grassland Colony

  1. Sat88°60°12%
  2. Sun89°63°1%
  3. Mon97°66°52%
  4. Tue81°64°75%
  5. Wed80°60°75%
  6. Thu75°60°19%
  7. Fri71°59°19%
  8. Sat80°56°17%
  9. Sun85°58°7%
  10. Mon89°61°8%
  11. Tue95°65°12%
  12. Wed98°70°12%
  13. Thu91°72°14%
  14. Fri81°64°19%
  15. Sat83°61°19%
  16. Sun89°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 — Grassland Colony

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Grassland Colony

  • 57481

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.