Bridger, South Dakota Weather
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Bridger weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——95°66°+8°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle22%—100°71°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle75%—100°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers75%—83°68°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle20%—93°69°+10°
- FridayJul 10Clear17%—87°65°-6°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.5 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 49 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.5 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bridger at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.
16-Day Forecast — Bridger
- Sat87°60°6%
- Sun95°66°0%
- Mon100°71°22%
- Tue100°70°75%
- Wed83°68°75%
- Thu93°69°20%
- Fri87°65°17%
- Sat89°64°12%
- Sun98°69°5%
- Mon100°73°8%
- Tue104°75°15%
- Wed113°79°15%
- Thu95°75°25%
- Fri91°70°26%
- Sat90°63°26%
- Sun94°66°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 — Bridger
SPC includes Bridger 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 Bridger
- 57748