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Eagle Butte, South Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Eagle Butte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Eagle Butte, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 12:12 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
53%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:04 PM
Sunset
2:34 PM
Eagle Butte, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEagle Butte, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 87°
Eagle Butte, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    87°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    91°65°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    27%
    96°68°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    90°65°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    77%
    81°63°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    13%
    84°64°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    14%
    81°61°-3°
Eagle Butte, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
272° · veering 87°
Direction
W
272°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 23 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Eagle Butte, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.5
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 27.57 inHg
Now
933.5
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+3.6
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 929934
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW933.5928.7933.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Eagle Butte, SD
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.8 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
18.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
24μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
8.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 18.8 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Eagle Butte, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.8mi
UNLIMITED
74 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:12 UTC · Eagle Butte, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:12 UTC · Eagle Butte, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Eagle Butte, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Eagle Butte, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Eagle Butte, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:28 AM
Sunrise
11:04 PM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
2:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Eagle Butte, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 PM
Moonset
9:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Eagle Butte, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Eagle Butte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 57625

16-Day Forecast — Eagle Butte

  1. Sat87°60°7%
  2. Sun91°65°0%
  3. Mon96°68°27%
  4. Tue90°65°77%
  5. Wed81°63°77%
  6. Thu84°64°13%
  7. Fri81°61°14%
  8. Sat81°57°14%
  9. Sun88°63°5%
  10. Mon91°68°7%
  11. Tue100°70°13%
  12. Wed106°73°13%
  13. Thu92°70°17%
  14. Fri82°64°16%
  15. Sat85°58°18%
  16. Sun89°62°19%

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 — Eagle Butte

SPC has placed Eagle Butte in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Eagle Butte

  • 57625

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.