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Edgemont, South Dakota Weather

Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Edgemont, SD
Wednesday, June 17 at 11:14 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
37%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
11:14 PM
Sunset
2:37 PM
Edgemont, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEdgemont, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 74°
Edgemont, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    74°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    79°57°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    79°53°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Showers
    71%
    0.11″
    66°56°-13°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Showers
    71%
    0.08″
    56°53°-10°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    72°53°+16°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Mostly Clear
    41%
    84°52°+12°
Edgemont, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · veering 49°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 11 · pk 34 @ 10:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3512SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 23 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Edgemont, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
888.9
+3.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 26.25 inHg
Now
888.9
mb
3h
+3.3
mb
12h
+11.8
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 877889
870875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW889.0876.9888.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Edgemont, SD
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+10 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 9.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
9.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55
Edgemont, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
106.6mi
UNLIMITED
185 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
17:14 UTC · Edgemont, 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
17:14 UTC · Edgemont, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Edgemont, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Edgemont, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Edgemont, SD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:40 AM
Sunrise
11:14 PM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
2:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Edgemont, SD
The moon
Waxing Crescent
9% illuminated
Moonrise
7:47 AM
Moonset
10:47 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Edgemont, SD
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Lesser ripening, greater heat

insect
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Edgemont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Edgemont

  1. Wed74°58°5%
  2. Thu79°57°3%
  3. Fri79°53°0%
  4. Sat66°56°71%
  5. Sun56°53°71%
  6. Mon72°53°41%
  7. Tue84°52°41%
  8. Wed88°63°28%
  9. Thu92°64°28%
  10. Fri98°67°20%
  11. Sat88°59°24%
  12. Sun75°56°29%
  13. Mon81°56°28%
  14. Tue71°54°29%
  15. Wed77°52°28%
  16. Thu85°57°29%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Edgemont

  • 57735

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.