Elk Point, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Heavy Rain80%0.56″82°67°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast——88°67°+6°
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°68°-2°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——88°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——91°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm44%—86°69°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—81°64°-5°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.66
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elk Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57025
16-Day Forecast — Elk Point
- Fri82°67°80%
- Sat88°67°8%
- Sun86°68°6%
- Mon88°63°2%
- Tue91°67°3%
- Wed86°69°44%
- Thu81°64°44%
- Fri86°62°9%
- Sat93°68°12%
- Sun89°65°11%
- Mon90°67°7%
- Tue89°68°4%
- Wed91°64°16%
- Thu90°71°20%
- Fri74°60°16%
- Sat85°52°12%
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 — Elk Point
SPC has placed Elk Point in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Elk Point
- 57025