Hazel, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hazel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——85°60°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——87°63°+2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers25%0.33″91°65°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm44%0.50″91°64°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers71%0.07″79°64°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle15%0.09″77°59°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—72°60°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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 45 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hazel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
ZIP code: 57242
16-Day Forecast — Hazel
- Sat85°60°7%
- Sun87°63°1%
- Mon91°65°25%
- Tue91°64°44%
- Wed79°64°71%
- Thu77°59°15%
- Fri72°60°17%
- Sat78°58°17%
- Sun82°58°12%
- Mon85°60°8%
- Tue89°63°8%
- Wed95°65°11%
- Thu86°68°10%
- Fri80°62°19%
- Sat77°57°20%
- Sun85°56°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 — Hazel
SPC has placed Hazel 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 Hazel
- 57242