Britton, South Dakota Weather
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Britton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——87°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm52%0.39″97°67°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail66%0.11″85°65°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers72%—79°61°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle14%0.07″77°60°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—71°59°-6°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
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 43 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Britton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57430
16-Day Forecast — Britton
- Sat87°61°9%
- Sun88°65°3%
- Mon97°67°52%
- Tue85°65°66%
- Wed79°61°72%
- Thu77°60°14%
- Fri71°59°17%
- Sat80°55°16%
- Sun84°60°12%
- Mon88°62°7%
- Tue92°66°10%
- Wed97°69°10%
- Thu90°71°11%
- Fri81°61°19%
- Sat81°59°25%
- Sun88°57°16%
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 — Britton
SPC has placed Britton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Britton
- 57430