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Hamill, South Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hamill, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:04 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
48%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Hamill, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHamill, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 91°
Hamill, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    91°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    92°67°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    101°70°+9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    41%
    0.18″
    101°69°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.01″
    83°69°-18°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.01″
    86°65°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    23%
    84°63°-2°
Hamill, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 162°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hamill, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.2
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.18 inHg
Now
954.2
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950954
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.8949.9953.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hamill, SD
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 11 PM

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 23.5 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.72 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
23.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
33μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 23.5 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hamill, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
81.7mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
18:04 UTC · Hamill, 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
18:04 UTC · Hamill, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hamill, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hamill, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hamill, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
10:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hamill, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hamill, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hamill 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: 57534

16-Day Forecast — Hamill

  1. Sat91°61°16%
  2. Sun92°67°3%
  3. Mon101°70°24%
  4. Tue101°69°41%
  5. Wed83°69°55%
  6. Thu86°65°23%
  7. Fri84°63°23%
  8. Sat85°60°13%
  9. Sun92°64°7%
  10. Mon93°67°7%
  11. Tue101°66°11%
  12. Wed106°74°15%
  13. Thu93°77°13%
  14. Fri91°68°17%
  15. Sat86°62°22%
  16. Sun90°60°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 — Hamill

SPC includes Hamill 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 Hamill

  • 57534

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.