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Claremont, South Dakota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Claremont, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 3:23 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
69%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Claremont, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClaremont, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 83°
Claremont, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    18%
    83°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    17%
    0.80″
    76°63°-7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    84°61°+8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    87°68°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    41%
    0.01″
    79°65°-8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    95°65°+16°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    97°75°+2°
Claremont, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · backing 25°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Claremont, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.8964.4965.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Claremont, SD
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~35 @ 9 PM

Ozone at AQI 32 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Claremont, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.9mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
15:23 UTC ·Claremont, 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
15:23 UTC ·Claremont, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Claremont, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Claremont, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Claremont, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Claremont, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
5:22 AM
Moonset
2:15 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Claremont, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Claremont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 — Claremont

SPC has placed Claremont 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.

ZIP codes in Claremont

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.