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White Rock Colony, South Dakota Weather

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

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

White Rock Colony, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 6:43 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
9:11 PM
White Rock Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhite Rock Colony, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 65°H 83°
White Rock Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    37%
    0.20″
    84°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    1.1″
    77°65°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    82°59°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    89°65°+7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    45%
    84°70°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    15%
    87°65°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    96°70°+9°
White Rock Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · veering 65°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 27 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
White Rock Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.6973.2973.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
White Rock Colony, SD
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 46 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.61
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
White Rock Colony, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.7mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
18:43 UTC ·White Rock 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
18:43 UTC ·White Rock Colony, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
White Rock Colony, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
White Rock Colony, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
White Rock Colony, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
9:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
White Rock Colony, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:18 AM
Moonset
2:09 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
White Rock Colony, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Rock Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 — White Rock Colony

SPC has placed White Rock Colony in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 White Rock 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.