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Lesterville, South Dakota Weather

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

Lesterville, SD
Friday, June 5 at 12:28 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
39%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Lesterville, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLesterville, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 88°
Lesterville, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.01″
    86°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    17%
    0.03″
    88°64°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°65°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    27%
    90°69°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    93°64°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    1.1″
    95°67°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    18%
    102°70°+7°
Lesterville, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 36°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
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 11 · pk 37 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Lesterville, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959966
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW965.5958.8960.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lesterville, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 50 now. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12
Lesterville, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.7mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
00:28 UTC ·Lesterville, 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
00:28 UTC ·Lesterville, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lesterville, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lesterville, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lesterville, SD
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lesterville, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:40 AM
Moonset
3:31 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lesterville, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Lesterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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 5, 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 — Lesterville

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Lesterville

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.