Hitchcock, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hitchcock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle10%0.01″86°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Showers47%0.02″95°66°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle51%—96°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle71%—83°67°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%0.01″82°59°-1°
- FridayJul 10Showers20%0.65″94°65°+12°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.84 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hitchcock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57348
16-Day Forecast — Hitchcock
- Sat86°62°10%
- Sun88°66°1%
- Mon95°66°47%
- Tue96°69°51%
- Wed83°67°71%
- Thu82°59°12%
- Fri94°65°20%
- Sat84°63°20%
- Sun83°56°10%
- Mon95°63°5%
- Tue103°71°7%
- Wed88°65°13%
- Thu95°60°12%
- Fri101°70°17%
- Sat100°73°16%
- Sun107°76°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 — Hitchcock
SPC includes Hitchcock 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 Hitchcock
- 57348