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Spearfish, South Dakota Weather

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

Spearfish, SD
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:14 PM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Spearfish, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpearfish, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 79°
Spearfish, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    11%
    69°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    28%
    80°55°+11°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    21%
    80°56°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    94°62°+14°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    30%
    94°60°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    30%
    74°55°-20°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    17%
    90°63°+16°
Spearfish, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · backing 130°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 8
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 8 · pk 16 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 130° from the n.
Spearfish, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
884.2
-3.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.11 inHg
Now
884.2
mb
3h
-3.4
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 880885
875880885890-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW884.5879.5879.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Spearfish, SD
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Spearfish, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.2mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
21:14 UTC ·Spearfish, 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
21:14 UTC ·Spearfish, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Spearfish, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Spearfish, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Spearfish, SD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
3:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Spearfish, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:07 AM
Moonset
1:38 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Spearfish, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spearfish at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 — Spearfish

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe 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 Spearfish

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.