Bruce, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bruce weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—86°62°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear11%—88°63°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle15%—88°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle32%—91°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers58%—78°63°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—82°58°+4°
- FridayJul 10Showers17%0.35″90°62°+8°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 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 38 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bruce at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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: 57220
16-Day Forecast — Bruce
- Sat86°62°11%
- Sun88°63°11%
- Mon88°64°15%
- Tue91°67°32%
- Wed78°63°58%
- Thu82°58°17%
- Fri90°62°17%
- Sat80°58°17%
- Sun79°54°9%
- Mon85°55°8%
- Tue94°67°6%
- Wed84°62°10%
- Thu89°58°11%
- Fri92°67°13%
- Sat94°67°16%
- Sun102°72°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 — Bruce
SPC has placed Bruce in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Bruce
- 57220