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Rockport Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Rockport Colony, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 1:16 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
62%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Rockport Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRockport Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 65°H 85°
Rockport Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    0.93″
    86°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    52%
    0.06″
    85°65°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    0.41″
    78°63°-7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    85°63°+7°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    27%
    90°68°+5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    31%
    88°67°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    23%
    96°69°+8°
Rockport Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 13°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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 9 · pk 28 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2716SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the s.
Rockport Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.0
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.0
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-8.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968977
960965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.8967.9968.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rockport Colony, SD
Air quality
53
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 now. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8
Rockport Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.5mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
01:16 UTC ·Rockport 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
01:16 UTC ·Rockport Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rockport Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rockport Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rockport Colony, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rockport Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:13 AM
Moonset
2:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rockport Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rockport Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 — Rockport Colony

SPC has placed Rockport 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 Rockport 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.