Faith, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Faith weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—86°59°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°64°+7°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle13%—97°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle70%0.01″100°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle70%0.02″80°64°-20°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—89°64°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—88°68°-1°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) 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 39 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Faith at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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: 57626
16-Day Forecast — Faith
- Sat86°59°20%
- Sun93°64°1%
- Mon97°70°13%
- Tue100°68°70%
- Wed80°64°70%
- Thu89°64°21%
- Fri88°68°21%
- Sat87°64°10%
- Sun94°61°4%
- Mon109°74°6%
- Tue100°73°12%
- Wed89°63°12%
- Thu100°69°28%
- Fri100°68°29%
- Sat102°73°25%
- Sun106°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 — Faith
SPC includes Faith 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 Faith
- 57626