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Little Eagle, South Dakota Weather

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

Little Eagle, SD
Thursday, June 4 at 11:16 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
41%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Little Eagle, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLittle Eagle, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 84°
Little Eagle, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    80°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    84°61°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°62°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    54%
    97°71°+8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    85°65°-12°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    98°65°+13°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    104°72°+6°
Little Eagle, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 153°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
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 4 · pk 10 @ 11:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 259SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Little Eagle, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.2
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.2
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949954
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.9949.1949.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Little Eagle, SD
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46
Little Eagle, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.6mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
23:16 UTC ·Little Eagle, 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
23:16 UTC ·Little Eagle, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Little Eagle, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Little Eagle, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Little Eagle, SD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
4:55 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Little Eagle, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
5:34 AM
Moonset
2:27 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Little Eagle, SD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Little Eagle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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 — Little Eagle

SPC has placed Little Eagle in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Little Eagle

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.