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Wagner, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Wagner, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 4:37 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
59%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Wagner, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWagner, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 66°H 87°
Wagner, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    55%
    0.06″
    87°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.01″
    87°66°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    90°63°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    28%
    88°68°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    23%
    86°64°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    100°69°+14°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    105°76°+5°
Wagner, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · veering 28°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 30 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 267SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Wagner, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.7
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.40 inHg
Now
961.7
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.1959.5959.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wagner, SD
Air quality
29
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
4.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Wagner, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.1mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
16:37 UTC ·Wagner, 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
16:37 UTC ·Wagner, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wagner, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wagner, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wagner, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wagner, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
5:13 AM
Moonset
2:26 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wagner, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wagner at a glance

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

SPC has placed Wagner in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Wagner

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.