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Milltown, South Dakota Weather

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

Milltown, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 6:29 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
64%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Milltown, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilltown, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 86°
Milltown, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    86°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    33%
    0.39″
    81°63°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    86°62°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    27%
    88°66°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    26%
    86°64°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    26%
    95°64°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    19%
    103°76°+8°
Milltown, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 14°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 41 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Milltown, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.55 inHg
Now
966.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-8.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967976
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.5966.8967.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Milltown, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 38. AQI down 8 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.

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Milltown, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.7mi
UNLIMITED
78 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 ·Milltown, 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 ·Milltown, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Milltown, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milltown, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milltown, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Milltown, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:13 AM
Moonset
2:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Milltown, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Milltown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • 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 — Milltown

SPC has placed Milltown 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 Milltown

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.