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Emery, South Dakota Weather

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

Emery, SD
Friday, June 5 at 8:18 AM
69
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
70°
Humidity
85%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Emery, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEmery, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 68°H 86°
Emery, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.06″
    86°66°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    94°65°+8°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    87°68°-7°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    23%
    83°64°-4°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    97°68°+14°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    94°75°-3°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    73°58°-21°
Emery, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 18°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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 9 · pk 26 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the w.
Emery, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.37 inHg
Now
960.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959964
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.9958.5958.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Emery, SD
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Emery, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.6mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
08:18 UTC ·Emery, 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
08:18 UTC ·Emery, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Emery, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Emery, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Emery, SD
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Emery, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
5:42 AM
Moonset
3:29 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Emery, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Emery at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 — Emery

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Emery

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.