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Long Lake Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

Long Lake Colony, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 2:25 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
88%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
9:18 PM
Long Lake Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLong Lake Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 62°H 76°
Long Lake Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    0.01″
    77°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.02″
    76°62°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    32%
    79°61°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°59°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    25%
    88°64°+5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    81°65°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    0.06″
    93°61°+12°
Long Lake Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
051° · backing 152°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 9
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 9 · pk 35 @ 4:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 127SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 152° from the ne.
Long Lake Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.37 inHg
Now
960.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960966
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW966.2960.2960.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Long Lake Colony, SD
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Long Lake Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
79%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
61 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 ·Long Lake 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 ·Long Lake Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Long Lake Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Long Lake Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Long Lake Colony, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
9:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Long Lake Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:26 AM
Moonset
2:19 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Long Lake Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Long Lake Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 — Long Lake Colony

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Long Lake 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.