Florence, South Dakota Weather
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Florence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—84°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°64°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle38%—92°64°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast53%—93°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers75%—82°61°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—81°58°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—93°62°+12°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Florence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 57235
16-Day Forecast — Florence
- Sat84°60°14%
- Sun87°64°2%
- Mon92°64°38%
- Tue93°67°53%
- Wed82°61°75%
- Thu81°58°18%
- Fri93°62°17%
- Sat80°58°17%
- Sun82°54°12%
- Mon91°58°8%
- Tue100°68°8%
- Wed89°62°11%
- Thu94°58°10%
- Fri99°67°19%
- Sat98°68°20%
- Sun105°74°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 — Florence
SPC has placed Florence in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Florence
- 57235