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.
Overnight
57°F
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
7-day forecast for Wounded Knee
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | 57°F | Patchy Fog | 8 mph E | 21% |
| Saturday | 69°F | Patchy Fog then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 5 to 10 mph NE | 56% |
| Saturday Night | 50°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 6 to 12 mph E | 67% |
| Sunday | 63°F | Showers And Thunderstorms | 7 to 12 mph E | 91% |
| Sunday Night | 46°F | Showers And Thunderstorms | 5 to 10 mph E | 95% |
| Monday | 64°F | Rain Showers Likely | 5 to 10 mph E | 63% |
| Monday Night | 46°F | Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy | 12 mph SE | 36% |
| Tuesday | 70°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers | 10 to 21 mph S | 16% |
| Tuesday Night | 51°F | Partly Cloudy | 21 mph S | 14% |
| Wednesday | 76°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 15 to 20 mph S | 18% |
| Wednesday Night | 52°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 7 to 13 mph S | 28% |
| Thursday | 79°F | Mostly Sunny | 7 mph S | 11% |
| Thursday Night | 53°F | Partly Cloudy | 8 mph SE | 8% |
| Friday | 80°F | Mostly Sunny | 9 to 15 mph S | 4% |
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
Nearby towns & communities
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.