Wounded Knee, South Dakota Weather
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Wounded Knee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast11%—81°58°—
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle17%—84°60°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——96°64°+12°
- SundayJun 7Overcast32%—98°73°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle32%—91°60°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast19%—103°65°+12°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast24%—104°75°+1°
Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:31 AM
- Moonset
- 2:43 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Wounded Knee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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 — Wounded Knee
SPC has placed Wounded Knee in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.