Highmore, South Dakota Weather
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Highmore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Heavy Rain57%2.6″80°62°—
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy——87°63°+7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——90°70°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast25%—83°64°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm24%—104°67°+21°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear24%—91°69°-13°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle22%0.01″78°56°-13°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.9 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:52 AM
- Moonset
- 3:35 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Highmore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (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 — Highmore
SPC has placed Highmore in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.