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Greenwood Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

Greenwood Colony, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 2:25 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
66%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Greenwood Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGreenwood Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 65°H 85°
Greenwood Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Drizzle
    58%
    0.05″
    84°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    64%
    0.11″
    85°65°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    12%
    0.67″
    81°64°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    89°61°+8°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    24%
    90°68°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    91°65°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    28%
    101°68°+10°
Greenwood Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · veering 25°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
41
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 14
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 14 · pk 41
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2915SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 41 — flags snap, branches bend.
Greenwood Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.9
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.23 inHg
Now
955.9
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-7.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956965
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.8956.0956.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Greenwood Colony, SD
Air quality
53
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 now. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.0 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
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11
Greenwood Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.4mi
UNLIMITED
82 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 ·Greenwood 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
02:25 UTC ·Greenwood Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Greenwood Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Greenwood Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Greenwood Colony, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Greenwood Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:13 AM
Moonset
2:25 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Greenwood Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Greenwood Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Greenwood Colony

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Greenwood 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.