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Soldier Creek, South Dakota Weather

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

Soldier Creek, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 2:25 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
85%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
9:18 PM
Soldier Creek, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSoldier Creek, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 61°H 88°
Soldier Creek, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    0.73″
    83°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    88°61°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    30%
    84°63°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    93°66°+9°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    27%
    94°72°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    27%
    87°65°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    103°70°+16°
Soldier Creek, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
357° · backing 137°
Direction
N
357°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
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 12 · pk 33 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2817SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 137° from the n.
Soldier Creek, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
930.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.46 inHg
Now
930.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 929935
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW934.6929.4929.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Soldier Creek, SD
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 31. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Soldier Creek, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
56%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
83 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 ·Soldier Creek, 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 ·Soldier Creek, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Soldier Creek, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Soldier Creek, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Soldier Creek, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
9:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Soldier Creek, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:25 AM
Moonset
2:36 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Soldier Creek, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Soldier Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 — Soldier Creek

SPC has placed Soldier Creek in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Soldier Creek

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.