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Milbank, South Dakota Weather

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

Milbank, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 2:24 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
72%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Milbank, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMilbank, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 64°H 78°
Milbank, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Rain
    68%
    0.11″
    82°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Showers
    52%
    3.0″
    78°64°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    28%
    78°61°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°61°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    90°64°+6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    45%
    84°68°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    19%
    92°65°+8°
Milbank, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · steady
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 189SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Milbank, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-8.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971980
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.8971.0971.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Milbank, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Milbank, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.8mi
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
02:24 UTC ·Milbank, 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
02:24 UTC ·Milbank, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Milbank, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Milbank, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Milbank, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Milbank, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:15 AM
Moonset
2:11 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Milbank, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Milbank at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 — Milbank

SPC has placed Milbank 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 Milbank

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.