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Winner, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Winner, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 10:18 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
64%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
4:22 PM
Winner, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWinner, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 88°
Winner, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    88°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    90°65°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    97°69°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    43%
    97°68°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    76°68°-21°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    82°63°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    91°67°+9°
Winner, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · veering 162°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Winner, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.0
+3.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.02 inHg
Now
949.0
mb
3h
+3.2
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944949
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW949.0944.4949.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Winner, SD
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~76 @ 9 PM

AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 26.7 µg/m³ (AQI 84) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
26.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
31μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 26.7 µg/m³ (AQI 84) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Winner, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.2mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
15:18 UTC · Winner, 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
15:18 UTC · Winner, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Winner, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Winner, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Winner, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:30 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
4:22 PM
Civil dusk
9:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Winner, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Winner, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winner at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 57580

16-Day Forecast — Winner

  1. Sat88°63°18%
  2. Sun90°65°2%
  3. Mon97°69°24%
  4. Tue97°68°43%
  5. Wed76°68°55%
  6. Thu82°63°25%
  7. Fri91°67°25%
  8. Sat89°64°11%
  9. Sun86°59°8%
  10. Mon104°69°5%
  11. Tue104°80°12%
  12. Wed90°68°16%
  13. Thu95°68°10%
  14. Fri99°72°17%
  15. Sat96°74°25%
  16. Sun105°76°29%

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 — Winner

SPC has placed Winner 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 Winner

  • 57580

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.