Crooks, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crooks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Light Drizzle49%0.01″82°66°—
- SaturdayJul 4Light Drizzle10%0.02″87°66°+5°
- SundayJul 5Clear——85°63°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°61°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers36%—75°66°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—81°61°+6°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.72 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Crooks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57020
16-Day Forecast — Crooks
- Fri82°66°49%
- Sat87°66°10%
- Sun85°63°7%
- Mon85°61°1%
- Tue89°67°9%
- Wed75°66°36%
- Thu81°61°36%
- Fri84°60°13%
- Sat90°66°17%
- Sun88°60°10%
- Mon90°64°8%
- Tue81°67°15%
- Wed87°60°19%
- Thu86°69°21%
- Fri72°59°23%
- Sat81°53°13%
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 — Crooks
SPC has placed Crooks in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Crooks
- 57020