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Swift Bird, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Swift Bird, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 2:23 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
86%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
4:56 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Swift Bird, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSwift Bird, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 57°H 80°
Swift Bird, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.02″
    71°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    80°57°+9°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    31%
    83°59°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    89°63°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    33%
    96°71°+7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    33%
    86°64°-10°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.01″
    105°65°+19°
Swift Bird, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
002° · backing 166°
Direction
N
002°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 166° from the n.
Swift Bird, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.02 inHg
Now
948.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948953
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.1948.1948.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Swift Bird, SD
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 33 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6
Swift Bird, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
42 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
02:23 UTC ·Swift Bird, 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
02:23 UTC ·Swift Bird, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Swift Bird, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Swift Bird, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Swift Bird, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
4:56 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
3:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Swift Bird, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:30 AM
Moonset
2:28 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Swift Bird, 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 →

Swift Bird at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 — Swift Bird

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Swift Bird

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.