Batesland, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Batesland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear10%—87°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——95°63°+8°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle32%0.02″100°69°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle68%—100°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle68%—84°65°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—89°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear29%—84°61°-5°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 61 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Batesland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57716
16-Day Forecast — Batesland
- Sat87°58°10%
- Sun95°63°1%
- Mon100°69°32%
- Tue100°69°68%
- Wed84°65°68%
- Thu89°64°31%
- Fri84°61°29%
- Sat87°59°8%
- Sun96°64°5%
- Mon96°68°8%
- Tue101°71°15%
- Wed107°72°16%
- Thu90°71°26%
- Fri89°67°20%
- Sat83°57°25%
- Sun90°59°26%
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 — Batesland
SPC has placed Batesland 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 Batesland
- 57716