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Pearl Creek Colony, South Dakota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pearl Creek Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 2:25 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
64%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:10 PM
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPearl Creek Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 67°H 85°
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Rain
    54%
    0.24″
    85°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.02″
    85°64°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    28%
    0.10″
    79°61°-6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    85°61°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    25%
    89°68°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    31%
    83°67°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    94°66°+11°
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · veering 11°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.48 inHg
Now
964.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-8.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963973
955960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.2963.3964.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
UNLIMITED
104 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 ·Pearl Creek 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 ·Pearl Creek Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
9:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:16 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Pearl Creek Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pearl Creek Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 — Pearl Creek Colony

SPC has placed Pearl Creek Colony in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Pearl Creek 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.