Dolton, South Dakota Weather
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Dolton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle25%—96°69°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle44%—80°68°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—81°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—79°62°-2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.76 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 47 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dolton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
16-Day Forecast — Dolton
- Sat87°66°5%
- Sun89°67°7%
- Mon91°66°4%
- Tue96°69°25%
- Wed80°68°44%
- Thu81°62°21%
- Fri79°62°10%
- Sat81°58°11%
- Sun83°60°9%
- Mon86°62°6%
- Tue89°63°4%
- Wed94°68°7%
- Thu90°72°9%
- Fri84°63°16%
- Sat80°58°21%
- Sun84°57°27%
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 — Dolton
SPC has placed Dolton 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 Dolton
- 57319