Lesterville, South Dakota Weather
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Lesterville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle46%0.01″85°68°—
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle25%0.02″88°66°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——87°62°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast33%—86°67°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast30%—85°64°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm19%—95°64°+10°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm17%—103°76°+8°
Ozone at AQI 30. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:23 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Lesterville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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 — Lesterville
SPC has placed Lesterville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.