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Bryant, South Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bryant weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bryant, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:10 PM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
53%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
4:17 PM
Bryant, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBryant, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
Bryant, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    85°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    0.05″
    88°65°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    23%
    90°66°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    0.07″
    93°66°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    66%
    0.09″
    79°65°-14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    77°59°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    73°59°-4°
Bryant, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 73°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 12 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 232SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bryant, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.3
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.3
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948952
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW952.3948.1952.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bryant, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bryant, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.8mi
UNLIMITED
74 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:10 UTC · Bryant, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:10 UTC · Bryant, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bryant, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bryant, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bryant, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
4:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bryant, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bryant, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bryant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 57221

16-Day Forecast — Bryant

  1. Sat85°63°8%
  2. Sun88°65°7%
  3. Mon90°66°23%
  4. Tue93°66°35%
  5. Wed79°65°66%
  6. Thu77°59°14%
  7. Fri73°59°19%
  8. Sat78°58°19%
  9. Sun84°58°10%
  10. Mon85°61°7%
  11. Tue90°63°5%
  12. Wed95°66°11%
  13. Thu87°71°12%
  14. Fri80°62°17%
  15. Sat77°57°11%
  16. Sun84°56°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 — Bryant

SPC has placed Bryant 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 Bryant

  • 57221

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.