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White Rock Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

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

White Rock Colony, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:14 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
56%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
4:19 PM
White Rock Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhite Rock Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 89°
White Rock Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    17%
    0.35″
    89°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    88°64°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    92°67°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    57%
    0.50″
    82°65°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    75%
    0.04″
    78°63°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.02″
    76°59°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    71°61°-5°
White Rock Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
248° · veering 25°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
White Rock Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
978.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.3976.5978.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
White Rock Colony, SD
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
White Rock Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
69 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 · White Rock 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 · White Rock Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
White Rock Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
White Rock Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
White Rock 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
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
4:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
White Rock Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
White Rock Colony, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Rock Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — White Rock Colony

  1. Sat89°63°17%
  2. Sun88°64°4%
  3. Mon92°67°54%
  4. Tue82°65°57%
  5. Wed78°63°75%
  6. Thu76°59°26%
  7. Fri71°61°14%
  8. Sat78°55°21%
  9. Sun80°57°15%
  10. Mon84°59°7%
  11. Tue92°63°10%
  12. Wed94°68°10%
  13. Thu85°73°9%
  14. Fri78°63°14%
  15. Sat73°61°26%
  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 — White Rock Colony

SPC has placed White Rock 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 White Rock Colony

  • 57260

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.