Aurora Center, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aurora Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°64°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—95°68°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle34%—98°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast59%—81°69°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers17%0.47″88°63°+7°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear17%—80°61°-8°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 49 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.69 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Aurora Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Aurora Center
- Sat86°64°9%
- Sun88°67°6%
- Mon95°68°19%
- Tue98°70°34%
- Wed81°69°59%
- Thu88°63°17%
- Fri80°61°17%
- Sat81°58°14%
- Sun86°63°9%
- Mon86°64°4%
- Tue93°65°7%
- Wed100°72°12%
- Thu90°73°17%
- Fri84°66°24%
- Sat83°60°15%
- Sun86°58°20%
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 — Aurora Center
SPC has placed Aurora Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Aurora Center
- 57375