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Cow Creek, South Dakota Weather

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

Cow Creek, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 2:25 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
75%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:21 PM
Cow Creek, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCow Creek, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 60°H 82°
Cow Creek, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Drizzle
    71%
    0.04″
    79°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    24%
    82°60°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    31%
    83°63°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    93°64°+10°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    35%
    97°70°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    35%
    87°66°-10°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    107°65°+20°
Cow Creek, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
343° · veering 176°
Direction
NNW
343°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 176° from the nnw.
Cow Creek, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.4
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.18 inHg
Now
954.4
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954959
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.1953.6953.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cow Creek, SD
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Cow Creek, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.6mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
02:25 UTC ·Cow Creek, 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
02:25 UTC ·Cow Creek, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cow Creek, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cow Creek, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cow Creek, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
9:21 PM
Civil dusk
2:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cow Creek, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:28 AM
Moonset
2:30 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Cow Creek, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Cow Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 4, 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 — Cow Creek

SPC has placed Cow Creek in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Cow Creek

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.