Blunt, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blunt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—85°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°64°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain55%0.12″104°66°+16°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers69%0.74″102°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle69%—83°66°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle15%—84°65°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear15%—81°62°-3°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.71 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 46 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 45 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blunt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57522
16-Day Forecast — Blunt
- Sat85°62°18%
- Sun88°64°1%
- Mon104°66°55%
- Tue102°68°69%
- Wed83°66°69%
- Thu84°65°15%
- Fri81°62°15%
- Sat84°58°13%
- Sun90°64°6%
- Mon90°68°8%
- Tue98°68°13%
- Wed106°72°13%
- Thu93°75°16%
- Fri85°67°18%
- Sat86°62°16%
- Sun89°61°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 — Blunt
SPC includes Blunt 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 Blunt
- 57522