Fordham Colony, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fordham Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——84°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——86°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers39%0.90″93°68°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers48%0.31″93°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers69%—80°66°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle12%0.08″75°61°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—73°60°-2°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 47 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fordham Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fordham Colony
- Sat84°62°9%
- Sun86°66°8%
- Mon93°68°39%
- Tue93°67°48%
- Wed80°66°69%
- Thu75°61°12%
- Fri73°60°19%
- Sat80°60°19%
- Sun84°59°10%
- Mon87°63°6%
- Tue91°64°7%
- Wed96°67°13%
- Thu88°72°11%
- Fri78°63°19%
- Sat78°59°17%
- Sun85°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 — Fordham Colony
SPC has placed Fordham Colony 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 Fordham Colony
- 57258