Dallas, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dallas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—86°64°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——86°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—95°67°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers38%0.01″97°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle54%—81°67°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers27%0.05″86°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—82°62°-4°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 26.8 µg/m³ (AQI 84) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 42 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 8.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 26.8 µg/m³ (AQI 84) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dallas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57529
16-Day Forecast — Dallas
- Sat86°64°25%
- Sun86°65°5%
- Mon95°67°19%
- Tue97°69°38%
- Wed81°67°54%
- Thu86°64°27%
- Fri82°62°27%
- Sat82°58°11%
- Sun89°63°7%
- Mon89°64°6%
- Tue96°64°10%
- Wed101°74°13%
- Thu91°73°10%
- Fri90°67°16%
- Sat84°60°23%
- Sun87°58°30%
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 — Dallas
SPC includes Dallas 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 Dallas
- 57529