Wessington, South Dakota Weather
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Wessington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Heavy Rain77%0.87″82°62°—
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——89°61°+7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast11%—89°67°0°
- MondayJun 8Overcast19%—82°64°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm23%—100°66°+18°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear23%—94°73°-6°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle25%0.02″76°58°-18°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 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 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 5:49 AM
- Moonset
- 3:32 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Wessington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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 — Wessington
SPC has placed Wessington in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.