Beresford, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beresford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy10%—87°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—88°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle18%—93°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers47%—85°68°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle47%0.01″84°62°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—81°61°-3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) 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 47 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Beresford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57004
16-Day Forecast — Beresford
- Sat87°68°10%
- Sun88°67°10%
- Mon90°66°2%
- Tue93°69°18%
- Wed85°68°47%
- Thu84°62°47%
- Fri81°61°14%
- Sat81°58°14%
- Sun84°60°8%
- Mon88°60°7%
- Tue88°62°5%
- Wed93°66°12%
- Thu87°68°13%
- Fri89°62°19%
- Sat79°59°19%
- Sun85°57°23%
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 — Beresford
SPC includes Beresford in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Beresford
- 57004