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Andover, South Dakota Weather

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

Andover, SD
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:03 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
49%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Andover, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAndover, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 64°H 82°
Andover, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Snow
    68%
    0.79″
    82°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    26%
    0.11″
    82°64°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    64%
    1.4″
    74°60°-8°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°59°+9°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    17%
    86°66°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    80°64°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    82°63°+2°
Andover, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · veering 62°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 30 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 62° from the sw.
Andover, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.5
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.5
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960968
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.7960.3960.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Andover, SD
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 7 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
95μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 45
Andover, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.9mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
22:03 UTC ·Andover, 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
22:03 UTC ·Andover, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Andover, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Andover, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Andover, SD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Andover, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:47 AM
Moonset
1:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Andover, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Andover at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 — Andover

SPC has placed Andover 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 Andover

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.