Fairburn, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairburn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle—0.01″87°59°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——97°63°+10°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle18%—98°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers60%0.12″102°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle60%—83°64°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—89°66°+6°
- FridayJul 10Clear21%—87°64°-2°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 27.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 50 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 27.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fairburn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57738
16-Day Forecast — Fairburn
- Sat87°59°6%
- Sun97°63°1%
- Mon98°71°18%
- Tue102°68°60%
- Wed83°64°60%
- Thu89°66°39%
- Fri87°64°21%
- Sat93°59°6%
- Sun97°68°3%
- Mon100°72°6%
- Tue104°75°18%
- Wed105°79°28%
- Thu91°74°29%
- Fri93°67°28%
- Sat86°60°29%
- Sun92°63°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 — Fairburn
SPC has placed Fairburn 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 Fairburn
- 57738