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 4Overcast22%—88°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail52%0.52″100°66°+11°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm69%0.04″84°64°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle70%—80°62°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%0.02″75°61°-5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy18%—71°59°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
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 48 now. With UV 5.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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: 20°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°22%
- Sun89°65°1%
- Mon100°66°52%
- Tue84°64°69%
- Wed80°62°70%
- Thu75°61°17%
- Fri71°59°18%
- Sat81°56°18%
- Sun86°59°9%
- Mon89°62°8%
- Tue95°65°11%
- Wed99°69°11%
- Thu93°73°18%
- Fri83°64°23%
- Sat84°61°20%
- Sun89°57°19%
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