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Harrison, South Dakota Weather

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

Harrison, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 6:29 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
75%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
9:10 PM
Harrison, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHarrison, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 85°
Harrison, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    60%
    85°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    36%
    0.17″
    80°64°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    87°61°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    23%
    89°67°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    27%
    88°64°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    96°64°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    104°75°+8°
Harrison, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · veering 15°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 12 · pk 39 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the sw.
Harrison, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.24 inHg
Now
956.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-7.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955964
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.2955.1956.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Harrison, SD
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 18
Harrison, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
06:29 UTC ·Harrison, 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
06:29 UTC ·Harrison, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Harrison, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Harrison, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Harrison, 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 16m
Sunset
9:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Harrison, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:16 AM
Moonset
2:26 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Harrison, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Harrison at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 — Harrison

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Harrison

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.