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Dudley, South Dakota Weather

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

Dudley, SD
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:11 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
32%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Dudley, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDudley, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 86°
Dudley, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Foggy
    82°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    89°59°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    86°59°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    98°62°+12°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    43%
    100°71°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    43%
    82°64°-18°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    99°61°+17°
Dudley, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
303° · veering 145°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 145° from the wnw.
Dudley, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
899.7
-3.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.57 inHg
Now
899.7
mb
3h
-3.3
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 894900
885890895900905-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW900.2893.6893.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Dudley, SD
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 9 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
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
6.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47
Dudley, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.1mi
UNLIMITED
139 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
21:11 UTC ·Dudley, 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
21:11 UTC ·Dudley, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Dudley, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dudley, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dudley, SD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Dudley, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:01 AM
Moonset
1:43 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dudley, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dudley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 — Dudley

SPC has placed Dudley 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 Dudley

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.