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Highmore, South Dakota Weather

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

Highmore, SD
Friday, June 5 at 1:45 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
84%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
9:17 PM
Highmore, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHighmore, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 60% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 64°H 79°
Highmore, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    0.06″
    79°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    0.85″
    79°64°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    87°62°+8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    93°69°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    24%
    0.38″
    93°65°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    0.01″
    94°65°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    104°74°+10°
Highmore, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · backing 150°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 240SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 150° from the ene.
Highmore, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.83 inHg
Now
942.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 942947
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW946.5941.6941.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Highmore, SD
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 35 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Highmore, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
84%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
01:45 UTC ·Highmore, 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
01:45 UTC ·Highmore, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Highmore, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Highmore, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Highmore, SD
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
9:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Highmore, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:52 AM
Moonset
3:35 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Highmore, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Highmore at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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 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 — Highmore

SPC has placed Highmore 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 Highmore

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.