Bowdle, South Dakota Weather
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Bowdle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——87°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°61°+2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle51%—100°67°+11°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm79%0.06″88°63°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle79%—82°61°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers16%0.28″72°60°-10°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear16%—73°58°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.81 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 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowdle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57428
16-Day Forecast — Bowdle
- Sat87°60°8%
- Sun89°61°0%
- Mon100°67°51%
- Tue88°63°79%
- Wed82°61°79%
- Thu72°60°16%
- Fri73°58°16%
- Sat79°55°16%
- Sun85°58°7%
- Mon88°62°8%
- Tue96°66°10%
- Wed100°67°10%
- Thu91°71°15%
- Fri80°62°19%
- Sat83°58°15%
- Sun88°57°19%
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 — Bowdle
SPC has placed Bowdle in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Bowdle
- 57428