Dimock, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dimock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——87°66°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—94°68°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast28%—98°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle59%—82°69°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle15%0.08″85°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—81°63°-4°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.70 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 49 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- 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
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dimock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57331
16-Day Forecast — Dimock
- Sat87°66°7%
- Sun89°67°7%
- Mon94°68°11%
- Tue98°70°28%
- Wed82°69°59%
- Thu85°63°15%
- Fri81°63°11%
- Sat83°58°11%
- Sun85°62°10%
- Mon88°64°4%
- Tue92°65°5%
- Wed99°71°9%
- Thu92°74°12%
- Fri86°66°16%
- Sat83°60°19%
- Sun87°57°25%
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 — Dimock
SPC has placed Dimock in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Dimock
- 57331