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Clearfield Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Clearfield Colony, SD
Saturday, June 13 at 3:42 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
4:12 PM
Clearfield Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClearfield Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 69°
Clearfield Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    69°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Overcast
    71°50°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    80°52°+9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    83°55°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    0.14″
    68°53°-15°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    72°50°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    19%
    88°53°+16°
Clearfield Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
031° · veering 148°
Direction
NNE
031°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
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 10 · pk 31 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 287SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clearfield Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.3
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.06 inHg
Now
950.3
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947954
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW954.4947.1950.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Clearfield Colony, SD
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.89 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
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clearfield Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.1mi
UNLIMITED
135 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 · Clearfield 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 · Clearfield Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clearfield Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clearfield Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clearfield Colony, SD
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
4:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Clearfield Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:03 AM
Moonset
7:05 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Clearfield Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clearfield Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Clearfield Colony

  1. Sat70°58°6%
  2. Sun71°50°1%
  3. Mon80°52°1%
  4. Tue83°55°7%
  5. Wed68°53°14%
  6. Thu72°50°6%
  7. Fri88°53°19%
  8. Sat85°65°33%
  9. Sun66°59°33%
  10. Mon79°57°19%
  11. Tue75°63°20%
  12. Wed81°65°39%
  13. Thu83°62°27%
  14. Fri78°55°26%
  15. Sat78°57°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 — Clearfield Colony

SPC has placed Clearfield Colony in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Clearfield Colony

  • 57330

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.