Caputa, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Caputa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——98°64°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle21%—98°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle67%—97°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers67%0.13″84°65°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—91°66°+7°
- FridayJul 10Clear20%—86°64°-5°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.6 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.77 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 50 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.6 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Caputa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57725
16-Day Forecast — Caputa
- Sat89°61°3%
- Sun98°64°1%
- Mon98°69°21%
- Tue97°69°67%
- Wed84°65°67%
- Thu91°66°31%
- Fri86°64°20%
- Sat91°60°7%
- Sun98°68°3%
- Mon99°73°8%
- Tue106°75°17%
- Wed108°78°22%
- Thu92°72°28%
- Fri90°69°29%
- Sat87°61°27%
- Sun93°65°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 — Caputa
SPC has placed Caputa 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 Caputa
- 57703
- 57725