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Pollock, South Dakota Weather

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

Pollock, SD
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:44 PM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
75%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
9:25 PM
Pollock, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPollock, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 81°
Pollock, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Rain
    65%
    0.10″
    73°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    13%
    81°55°+8°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    23%
    82°60°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    88°60°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    92°70°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    44%
    76°62°-16°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    22%
    92°58°+16°
Pollock, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · backing 160°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 3:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 129SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pollock, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.2
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.27 inHg
Now
957.2
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.7954.3954.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pollock, SD
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 44
Pollock, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.8mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
23:44 UTC ·Pollock, 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
23:44 UTC ·Pollock, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Pollock, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pollock, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pollock, SD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
9:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Pollock, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:58 AM
Moonset
1:17 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Pollock, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pollock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 3, 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 — Pollock

SPC has placed Pollock in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Pollock

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.