Faulkton, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Faulkton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°63°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle59%0.02″101°66°+13°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers68%0.37″95°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers70%—83°62°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers15%0.29″74°61°-9°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy16%—75°61°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 48 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Faulkton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 57438
16-Day Forecast — Faulkton
- Sat88°63°9%
- Sun88°64°0%
- Mon101°66°59%
- Tue95°64°68%
- Wed83°62°70%
- Thu74°61°15%
- Fri75°61°16%
- Sat80°56°16%
- Sun86°59°8%
- Mon88°63°7%
- Tue96°67°11%
- Wed100°66°11%
- Thu92°74°14%
- Fri78°63°19%
- Sat84°60°13%
- Sun88°57°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 — Faulkton
SPC has placed Faulkton 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 Faulkton
- 57438