Colome, South Dakota Weather
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Colome weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—85°64°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——86°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—96°66°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers41%—98°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle55%0.01″82°66°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle28%0.02″85°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—83°63°-2°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 25.5 µg/m³ (AQI 82) with a 0.72 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 36 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 25.5 µg/m³ (AQI 82) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Colome at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57528
16-Day Forecast — Colome
- Sat85°64°23%
- Sun86°64°5%
- Mon96°66°23%
- Tue98°70°41%
- Wed82°66°55%
- Thu85°64°28%
- Fri83°63°28%
- Sat83°58°12%
- Sun90°63°7%
- Mon90°64°6%
- Tue98°64°12%
- Wed103°75°15%
- Thu92°74°13%
- Fri90°67°17%
- Sat85°60°22%
- Sun88°58°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 — Colome
SPC includes Colome in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Colome
- 57528