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Aberdeen, South Dakota Weather

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

Aberdeen, SD
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:02 PM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Aberdeen, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAberdeen, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 64°H 81°
Aberdeen, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    78%
    0.74″
    79°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.04″
    81°64°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    0.85″
    77°60°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    84°60°+7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    29%
    86°65°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    46%
    83°64°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    29%
    85°62°+2°
Aberdeen, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 73°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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 8 · pk 27 @ 4:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 124SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 73° from the wsw.
Aberdeen, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.1966.2966.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aberdeen, SD
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 42
Aberdeen, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.2mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
22:02 UTC ·Aberdeen, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:02 UTC ·Aberdeen, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Aberdeen, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aberdeen, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aberdeen, SD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Aberdeen, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:50 AM
Moonset
1:11 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Aberdeen, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Aberdeen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 — Aberdeen

SPC has placed Aberdeen in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Aberdeen

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.