Claire City, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Claire City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy12%—85°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——86°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle58%0.01″98°67°+12°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail64%0.64″82°64°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle75%0.02″79°62°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle20%0.12″76°59°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—72°61°-4°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 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 48 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Claire City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 57224
16-Day Forecast — Claire City
- Sat85°62°12%
- Sun86°65°1%
- Mon98°67°58%
- Tue82°64°64%
- Wed79°62°75%
- Thu76°59°20%
- Fri72°61°16%
- Sat79°54°19%
- Sun82°57°14%
- Mon87°61°8%
- Tue95°66°10%
- Wed98°70°10%
- Thu89°73°10%
- Fri80°64°14%
- Sat77°61°23%
- Sun88°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 — Claire City
SPC has placed Claire City 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 Claire City
- 57224