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
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy10%—88°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——90°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Showers60%0.52″100°66°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers75%0.04″84°64°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle75%—80°62°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%0.02″75°61°-5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy20%—71°59°-4°
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.
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
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
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
- Sat88°61°10%
- Sun90°66°1%
- Mon100°66°60%
- Tue84°64°75%
- Wed80°62°75%
- Thu75°61°17%
- Fri71°59°20%
- Sat81°56°15%
- Sun86°59°6%
- Mon89°62°6%
- Tue95°65°8%
- Wed99°69°10%
- Thu93°73°17%
- Fri83°64°27%
- Sat84°61°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