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Whitehorse, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Whitehorse, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 10:16 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
49%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
4:57 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Whitehorse, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitehorse, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 85°
Whitehorse, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    80°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°59°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°64°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    48%
    97°72°+8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    48%
    89°67°-8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    100°68°+11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    104°74°+4°
Whitehorse, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
123° · backing 88°
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Whitehorse, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.2
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.06 inHg
Now
950.2
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947952
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.9947.0947.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Whitehorse, SD
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 45 — 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
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 45

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.64 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.64
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Whitehorse, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.1mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
22:16 UTC ·Whitehorse, 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
22:16 UTC ·Whitehorse, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Whitehorse, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitehorse, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitehorse, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
4:57 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Whitehorse, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
2:29 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Whitehorse, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitehorse at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 — Whitehorse

SPC has placed Whitehorse in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Whitehorse

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.