Hillcrest Colony, South Dakota Weather
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Hillcrest Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—85°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear10%—88°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers38%0.83″91°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers51%0.69″90°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers72%—79°64°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle15%0.14″74°60°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—71°59°-3°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 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 46 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hillcrest Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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.
16-Day Forecast — Hillcrest Colony
- Sat85°60°14%
- Sun88°63°10%
- Mon91°65°38%
- Tue90°64°51%
- Wed79°64°72%
- Thu74°60°15%
- Fri71°59°19%
- Sat79°58°19%
- Sun82°58°10%
- Mon84°60°7%
- Tue89°64°9%
- Wed94°65°11%
- Thu86°70°10%
- Fri79°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 — Hillcrest Colony
SPC has placed Hillcrest Colony 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 Hillcrest Colony
- 57236