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Monroe, South Dakota Weather

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

Monroe, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 6:34 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Monroe, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMonroe, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Monroe, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    43%
    85°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    28%
    0.69″
    79°62°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    83°61°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    31%
    85°65°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    34%
    81°65°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    21%
    89°63°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    98°74°+9°
Monroe, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · veering 62°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
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 11 · pk 36 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 62° from the sw.
Monroe, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-7.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960968
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.6960.0960.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Monroe, SD
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-23 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Monroe, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.2mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
06:34 UTC ·Monroe, 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
06:34 UTC ·Monroe, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Monroe, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Monroe, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Monroe, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Monroe, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:10 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Monroe, 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 →

Monroe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
  • 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 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 — Monroe

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Monroe

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.