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Marion, South Dakota Weather

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

Marion, SD
Friday, June 5 at 7:11 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Marion, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMarion, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 67°H 84°
Marion, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    84°66°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°62°+6°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    30%
    86°67°-4°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    86°64°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    96°68°+10°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    96°75°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.08″
    74°60°-22°
Marion, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
147° · backing 179°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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 9 · pk 30 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 179° from the sse.
Marion, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.29 inHg
Now
958.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957962
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.4956.9957.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Marion, SD
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Marion, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
07:11 UTC ·Marion, 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
07:11 UTC ·Marion, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Marion, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Marion, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Marion, SD
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Marion, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:40 AM
Moonset
3:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Marion, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Marion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 — Marion

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Marion

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.