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Wolf Creek Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Wolf Creek Colony, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:14 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
51%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Sunset
4:13 PM
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWolf Creek Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 89°
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    89°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°68°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°68°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    26%
    98°72°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    48%
    82°69°-16°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.05″
    85°63°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    81°63°-4°
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · backing 44°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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 3 · pk 10 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.9
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.76 inHg
Now
973.9
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.9970.2973.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
6.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.7mi
UNLIMITED
79 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 · Wolf Creek 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 · Wolf Creek Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wolf Creek 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
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
4:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wolf Creek Colony, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wolf Creek Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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.

16-Day Forecast — Wolf Creek Colony

  1. Sat89°69°7%
  2. Sun90°68°7%
  3. Mon94°68°6%
  4. Tue98°72°26%
  5. Wed82°69°48%
  6. Thu85°63°19%
  7. Fri81°63°11%
  8. Sat83°58°11%
  9. Sun84°63°10%
  10. Mon89°63°5%
  11. Tue92°65°4%
  12. Wed98°70°7%
  13. Thu91°73°9%
  14. Fri87°64°16%
  15. Sat82°59°21%
  16. Sun86°58°27%

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 — Wolf Creek Colony

SPC has placed Wolf Creek Colony 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 Wolf Creek Colony

  • 57029

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.