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Parmelee, South Dakota Weather

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

Parmelee, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 10:06 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
37%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Parmelee, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastParmelee, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 61°H 78°
Parmelee, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    38%
    0.89″
    87°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    0.12″
    78°61°-9°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    92°62°+14°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    30%
    95°71°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    30%
    90°66°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    17%
    104°67°+14°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    14%
    105°78°+1°
Parmelee, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · veering 100°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 8
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 8 · pk 44 @ 10:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 446SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 100° from the s.
Parmelee, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
917.7
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 27.10 inHg
Now
917.7
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 914921
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW920.7914.4917.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Parmelee, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Hazardous
-2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 500
Parmelee, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
107.4mi
UNLIMITED
112 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
22:06 UTC ·Parmelee, 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
22:06 UTC ·Parmelee, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Parmelee, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Parmelee, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Parmelee, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Parmelee, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:26 AM
Moonset
2:37 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Parmelee, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Parmelee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 — Parmelee

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Parmelee

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.