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Aberdeen, South Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Aberdeen, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 4:31 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
41%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
4:25 PM
Aberdeen, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAberdeen, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 89°
Aberdeen, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    88°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    90°66°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    60%
    0.52″
    100°66°+10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    75%
    0.04″
    84°64°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    75%
    80°62°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    75°61°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    71°59°-4°
Aberdeen, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · backing 10°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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 3 · pk 9 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the ssw.
Aberdeen, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.7
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+3.4
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.7966.4970.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aberdeen, SD
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-10 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. 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
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Aberdeen, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.7mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
21:31 UTC · Aberdeen, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:31 UTC · Aberdeen, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Aberdeen, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aberdeen, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aberdeen, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
4:25 PM
Civil dusk
10:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Aberdeen, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Aberdeen, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aberdeen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 57401

16-Day Forecast — Aberdeen

  1. Sat88°61°10%
  2. Sun90°66°1%
  3. Mon100°66°60%
  4. Tue84°64°75%
  5. Wed80°62°75%
  6. Thu75°61°17%
  7. Fri71°59°20%
  8. Sat81°56°15%
  9. Sun86°59°6%
  10. Mon89°62°6%
  11. Tue95°65°8%
  12. Wed99°69°10%
  13. Thu93°73°17%
  14. Fri83°64°27%
  15. Sat84°61°16%
  16. Sun89°57°15%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 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 — Aberdeen

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Aberdeen

  • 57401

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.