Cow Creek, South Dakota Weather
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Cow Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—89°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°64°+4°
- MondayJul 6Showers46%—104°69°+11°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm71%0.52″102°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast71%—84°66°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle16%0.01″87°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear16%—83°63°-4°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.2 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 45 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.2 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cow Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cow Creek
- Sat89°61°18%
- Sun93°64°1%
- Mon104°69°46%
- Tue102°68°71%
- Wed84°66°71%
- Thu87°65°16%
- Fri83°63°16%
- Sat84°59°13%
- Sun91°64°5%
- Mon92°68°7%
- Tue101°69°14%
- Wed108°72°14%
- Thu93°75°23%
- Fri86°69°16%
- Sat87°63°24%
- Sun90°62°32%
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 — Cow Creek
SPC has placed Cow Creek in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Cow Creek
- 57501