Baltic, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Baltic weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%—89°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%—84°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—81°61°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—86°64°+5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 36 now. With UV 2.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Baltic at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57003
16-Day Forecast — Baltic
- Sat85°66°13%
- Sun87°66°6%
- Mon87°66°5%
- Tue89°66°25%
- Wed84°66°47%
- Thu81°61°23%
- Fri86°64°10%
- Sat83°59°11%
- Sun79°54°10%
- Mon85°55°6%
- Tue93°66°5%
- Wed84°63°10%
- Thu90°61°11%
- Fri93°67°13%
- Sat93°67°12%
- Sun100°71°16%
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 — Baltic
SPC has placed Baltic 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 Baltic
- 57003