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Ipswich, South Dakota Weather

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

Ipswich, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 12:31 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
91%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:18 PM
Ipswich, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIpswich, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 60°H 79°
Ipswich, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    60%
    0.77″
    80°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.01″
    79°60°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    44%
    0.50″
    77°60°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°59°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    25%
    86°64°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    47%
    80°60°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    0.09″
    85°59°+5°
Ipswich, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · backing 145°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 118SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 145° from the ne.
Ipswich, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.31 inHg
Now
958.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958964
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.0958.0958.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ipswich, SD
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 37. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4
Ipswich, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
00:31 UTC ·Ipswich, 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
00:31 UTC ·Ipswich, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ipswich, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ipswich, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ipswich, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
9:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ipswich, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:26 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Ipswich, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ipswich at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 — Ipswich

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Ipswich

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.