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Garretson, South Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Garretson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Garretson, SD
Sunday, July 5 at 3:32 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
50%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
4:10 PM
Garretson, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGarretson, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 87°
Garretson, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Clear
    21%
    86°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°67°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    32%
    91°70°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    59%
    91°68°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    84°64°-7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    82°63°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    90°63°+8°
Garretson, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
069° · veering 28°
Direction
ENE
069°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Garretson, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.46 inHg
Now
963.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.8961.7964.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Garretson, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
6.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) 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
Garretson, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.5mi
UNLIMITED
78 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:32 UTC · Garretson, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:32 UTC · Garretson, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Garretson, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Garretson, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Garretson, SD
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
4:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Garretson, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Garretson, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Garretson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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: 57030

16-Day Forecast — Garretson

  1. Sun86°63°21%
  2. Mon88°67°1%
  3. Tue91°70°32%
  4. Wed91°68°59%
  5. Thu84°64°18%
  6. Fri82°63°6%
  7. Sat90°63°5%
  8. Sun102°67°4%
  9. Mon85°60°2%
  10. Tue87°62°4%
  11. Wed87°61°8%
  12. Thu94°63°23%
  13. Fri99°66°29%
  14. Sat104°71°16%
  15. Sun102°75°23%
  16. Mon104°72°24%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Garretson

SPC has placed Garretson in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Garretson

  • 57030

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.