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Grass Ranch Colony, South Dakota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Friday, June 5 at 1:54 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
51%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:12 PM
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrass Ranch Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 62% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 65°H 88°
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    31%
    87°61°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    62%
    0.07″
    88°65°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    87°62°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    17%
    92°68°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    94°67°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    0.62″
    98°65°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    103°76°+5°
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 43°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 337SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 43° from the s.
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.1
+3.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.06 inHg
Now
950.1
mb
3h
+3.7
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949955
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW954.6949.4953.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.1mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
01:54 UTC ·Grass Ranch Colony, 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
01:54 UTC ·Grass Ranch Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:47 AM
Moonset
3:35 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Grass Ranch Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Grass Ranch Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 — Grass Ranch Colony

SPC has placed Grass Ranch Colony in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Grass Ranch Colony

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.