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Plainview Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

Plainview Colony, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 5:33 AM
61
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
94%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Plainview Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlainview Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 56°H 78°
Plainview Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.01″
    78°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    23%
    82°61°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°60°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    20%
    89°65°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    81°65°-8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    0.14″
    93°60°+12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Rain
    34%
    0.16″
    94°69°+1°
Plainview Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 90°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 18 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 143SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Plainview Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.23 inHg
Now
956.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.7955.3955.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plainview Colony, SD
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 AM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
34μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Plainview Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
55%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
05:33 UTC ·Plainview 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
05:33 UTC ·Plainview Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Plainview Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plainview Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plainview Colony, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Plainview Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:26 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Plainview Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plainview Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 — Plainview Colony

SPC has placed Plainview 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 Plainview 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.