Elk Point, South Dakota Weather
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Elk Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Foggy12%—89°64°—
- SaturdayJun 6Thunderstorm16%—92°65°+3°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm40%—83°68°-9°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle27%—88°64°+5°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm27%—95°68°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy15%—99°71°+4°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle21%—77°61°-22°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:35 AM
- Moonset
- 3:28 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Elk Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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 5, 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 — Elk Point
SPC has placed Elk Point in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.