Central City, SD Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Central City, a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota.

Overnight

52°F

Patchy Fog

Patchy fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

7-day forecast for Central City

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Overnight	52°F	Patchy Fog	2 mph W	22%
Saturday	61°F	Patchy Fog then Showers And Thunderstorms	1 to 7 mph E	84%
Saturday Night	46°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	6 mph SE	87%
Sunday	54°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	3 to 7 mph SE	81%
Sunday Night	42°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	1 to 6 mph SE	89%
Monday	58°F	Chance Rain Showers	1 to 7 mph SE	53%
Monday Night	43°F	Partly Cloudy	5 to 8 mph SE	8%
Tuesday	69°F	Sunny	5 mph SE	10%
Tuesday Night	50°F	Mostly Clear	2 to 8 mph S	7%
Wednesday	72°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	3 mph SE	43%
Wednesday Night	50°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy	3 mph S	26%
Thursday	74°F	Mostly Sunny	1 to 5 mph N	13%
Thursday Night	51°F	Mostly Clear	5 mph S	5%
Friday	76°F	Mostly Sunny	3 to 7 mph S	6%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Central City (44.369, -103.771). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Central City

Last spring frost

May 18

First fall frost

Sep 29

Growing season

133 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Central City: nearby ZIP 57732 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · South Dakota frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Lead, Sd (3.2 mi from Central City). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.