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Beresford, South Dakota Weather

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

Beresford, SD
Friday, June 5 at 1:51 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
71%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Beresford, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBeresford, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 88°
Beresford, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    39%
    83°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    12%
    88°66°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    85°65°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    36%
    85°68°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    27%
    88°64°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    0.76″
    92°65°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    97°70°+5°
Beresford, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 16°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 26 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Beresford, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.9955.7957.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Beresford, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 4.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Beresford, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.5mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
01:51 UTC ·Beresford, 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
01:51 UTC ·Beresford, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Beresford, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Beresford, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Beresford, SD
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Beresford, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:37 AM
Moonset
3:27 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Beresford, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Beresford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 5, 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 — Beresford

SPC has placed Beresford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Beresford

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.