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Redfield, South Dakota Weather

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

Redfield, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 5:36 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:15 PM
Redfield, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRedfield, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 62°H 79°
Redfield, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    51%
    0.30″
    79°62°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    33%
    0.20″
    79°61°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    85°60°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    20%
    90°67°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.08″
    79°67°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    95°64°+16°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    25%
    99°67°+4°
Redfield, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
264° · veering 75°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 19 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the w.
Redfield, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.8965.3965.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Redfield, SD
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17
Redfield, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
05:36 UTC ·Redfield, 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
05:36 UTC ·Redfield, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Redfield, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Redfield, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Redfield, 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 26m
Sunset
9:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Redfield, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:21 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Redfield, 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 →

Redfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 — Redfield

SPC has placed Redfield 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 Redfield

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.