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Brentford, South Dakota Weather

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

Brentford, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 6:21 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:15 PM
Brentford, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrentford, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 63°H 76°
Brentford, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Drizzle
    50%
    0.04″
    76°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    27%
    79°60°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°59°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    88°66°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    35%
    81°62°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    89°62°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    98°76°+9°
Brentford, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 76°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 282SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 76° from the sw.
Brentford, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.50 inHg
Now
965.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.0965.0965.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brentford, SD
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 37 now. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12
Brentford, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.3mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
06:21 UTC ·Brentford, 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
06:21 UTC ·Brentford, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Brentford, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brentford, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brentford, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
9:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Brentford, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:22 AM
Moonset
2:19 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Brentford, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brentford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 — Brentford

SPC has placed Brentford in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Brentford

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.