Ashland Heights, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashland Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Heavy Rain47%0.39″82°61°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast14%—87°59°+5°
- SundayJul 5Overcast——102°64°+15°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—97°73°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers58%—97°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle52%—84°63°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers40%0.38″87°65°+3°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ashland Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Ashland Heights
- Fri82°61°47%
- Sat87°59°14%
- Sun102°64°1%
- Mon97°73°19%
- Tue97°65°58%
- Wed84°63°52%
- Thu87°65°40%
- Fri84°63°20%
- Sat92°63°12%
- Sun103°73°6%
- Mon101°72°11%
- Tue98°78°14%
- Wed110°76°25%
- Thu94°66°26%
- Fri71°60°11%
- Sat87°56°31%
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 — Ashland Heights
SPC has placed Ashland Heights in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Ashland Heights
- 57701
- 57719