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Woonsocket, South Dakota Weather

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

Woonsocket, SD
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:31 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
54%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
9:10 PM
Woonsocket, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWoonsocket, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 64°H 85°
Woonsocket, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Showers
    56%
    1.3″
    84°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    34%
    85°64°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.03″
    78°62°-7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    87°61°+9°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    27%
    89°63°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    31%
    86°68°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    24%
    88°65°+2°
Woonsocket, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
181° · backing 50°
Direction
S
181°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 11:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3312SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 50° from the s.
Woonsocket, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-6.6
mb
24h
-9.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965975
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.6965.3965.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Woonsocket, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 44
Woonsocket, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.0mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
23:31 UTC ·Woonsocket, 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
23:31 UTC ·Woonsocket, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Woonsocket, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Woonsocket, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Woonsocket, SD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
9:10 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Woonsocket, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:43 AM
Moonset
1:16 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Woonsocket, 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 →

Woonsocket at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 — Woonsocket

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Woonsocket

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.