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Wolsey, South Dakota Weather

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

Wolsey, SD
Friday, June 5 at 9:33 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
94%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Wolsey, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWolsey, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 79°
Wolsey, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    78%
    0.48″
    79°62°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    85°61°+6°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    12%
    89°67°+4°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    23%
    82°65°-7°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    98°66°+16°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    30%
    95°74°-3°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.01″
    74°58°-21°
Wolsey, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 115°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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 8 · pk 28 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 124SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 115° from the sse.
Wolsey, 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
+1.8
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959965
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.7958.8961.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wolsey, SD
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
32μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Wolsey, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.9mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
09:33 UTC ·Wolsey, 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
09:33 UTC ·Wolsey, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wolsey, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wolsey, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wolsey, SD
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wolsey, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
5:48 AM
Moonset
3:31 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wolsey, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Wolsey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 — Wolsey

SPC has placed Wolsey in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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.

ZIP codes in Wolsey

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.