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Harrold, South Dakota Weather

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

Harrold, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 6:49 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
94%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:19 PM
Harrold, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHarrold, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 59°H 79°
Harrold, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.06″
    79°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    42%
    81°62°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    86°62°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    16%
    92°69°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    20%
    81°64°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    24%
    96°66°+15°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    103°74°+7°
Harrold, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 102°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 7
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 7 · pk 34 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2817SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Harrold, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.00 inHg
Now
948.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948955
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW954.8948.1948.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Harrold, SD
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 30. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Harrold, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
69%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
06:49 UTC ·Harrold, 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
06:49 UTC ·Harrold, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Harrold, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Harrold, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Harrold, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
9:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Harrold, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:25 AM
Moonset
2:27 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Harrold, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Harrold at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 — Harrold

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Harrold

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.