Wounded Knee, SD Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Wounded Knee, a community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota.
This Afternoon
69°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Rain showers likely and patchy fog before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
7-day forecast for Wounded Knee
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Afternoon | 69°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 7 to 10 mph NE | 56% |
| Tonight | 50°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 6 to 12 mph E | 67% |
| Sunday | 64°F | Showers And Thunderstorms | 7 to 12 mph E | 98% |
| Sunday Night | 47°F | Showers And Thunderstorms | 5 to 12 mph NE | 98% |
| Monday | 64°F | Rain Showers Likely | 3 to 9 mph NE | 58% |
| Monday Night | 45°F | Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy | 10 mph SE | 39% |
| Tuesday | 70°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 9 to 20 mph SE | 23% |
| Tuesday Night | 51°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 17 to 21 mph S | 16% |
| Wednesday | 77°F | Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 17 to 22 mph S | 21% |
| Wednesday Night | 53°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 7 to 16 mph S | 21% |
| Thursday | 81°F | Mostly Sunny | 7 mph W | 2% |
| Thursday Night | 54°F | Partly Cloudy | 7 mph E | 4% |
| Friday | 81°F | Mostly Sunny | 7 to 16 mph SE | 8% |
| Friday Night | 56°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers | 14 to 20 mph SE | 16% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Wounded Knee (43.144, -102.368). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for Wounded Knee
Last spring frost
May 16
First fall frost
Sep 27
Growing season
132 days
Hardiness zone
5a
More local growing data for Wounded Knee: nearby ZIP 57794 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · South Dakota frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Pine Ridge Ap, Sd (8.9 mi from Wounded Knee). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.