Draper, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Draper weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle35%0.02″87°59°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——92°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—101°69°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers64%0.13″99°71°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast64%—74°67°-25°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—82°63°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—93°67°+11°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 30 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Draper at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57531
16-Day Forecast — Draper
- Sat87°59°35%
- Sun92°67°1%
- Mon101°69°28%
- Tue99°71°64%
- Wed74°67°64%
- Thu82°63°20%
- Fri93°67°20%
- Sat87°66°15%
- Sun90°60°6%
- Mon113°72°7%
- Tue103°73°14%
- Wed88°67°16%
- Thu97°67°15%
- Fri100°70°20%
- Sat98°74°21%
- Sun107°77°26%
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 — Draper
SPC includes Draper 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 Draper
- 57531