Central City, South Dakota Weather
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Central City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——80°54°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°65°+12°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—88°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers70%0.98″88°57°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain67%0.18″82°56°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast52%—78°57°-4°
- FridayJul 10Clear24%—78°53°0°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 58 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Central City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Central City
- Sat80°54°5%
- Sun92°65°2%
- Mon88°66°18%
- Tue88°57°70%
- Wed82°56°67%
- Thu78°57°52%
- Fri78°53°24%
- Sat86°49°10%
- Sun92°64°5%
- Mon94°67°10%
- Tue97°70°22%
- Wed100°72°18%
- Thu86°61°27%
- Fri79°56°26%
- Sat80°52°23%
- Sun87°57°23%
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 — Central City
SPC has placed Central City 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 Central City
- 57754