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Clark Colony, South Dakota Weather

Toward the solstice glow. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Clark Colony, SD
Saturday, June 13 at 3:42 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
4:18 PM
Clark Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClark Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 69°
Clark Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    69°54°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    71°48°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Rain
    13%
    0.11″
    76°51°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.02″
    75°51°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    45%
    0.05″
    62°48°-13°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    67°47°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    18%
    80°48°+13°
Clark Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
014° · veering 117°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the nne.
Clark Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.35 inHg
Now
960.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958963
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.6958.1960.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Clark Colony, SD
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 2.5DRIVERGood
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
45μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clark Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.5mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
08:42 UTC · Clark 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
08:42 UTC · Clark Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clark Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clark Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clark Colony, SD
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
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Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
4:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Clark Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
3:55 AM
Moonset
7:10 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Clark Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clark Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Clark Colony

  1. Sat69°53°3%
  2. Sun71°48°1%
  3. Mon76°51°13%
  4. Tue75°51°13%
  5. Wed62°48°45%
  6. Thu67°47°8%
  7. Fri80°48°18%
  8. Sat74°56°24%
  9. Sun72°52°26%
  10. Mon78°59°16%
  11. Tue78°62°22%
  12. Wed84°65°32%
  13. Thu82°61°17%
  14. Fri77°53°20%
  15. Sat84°58°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Clark Colony

SPC has placed Clark Colony in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Clark Colony

  • 57258

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.