Horse Creek, South Dakota Weather
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Horse Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast35%—90°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——94°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—102°70°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers64%—102°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle64%0.02″83°68°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—93°67°+10°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear21%—87°65°-6°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 47 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Horse Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Horse Creek
- Sat90°58°35%
- Sun94°65°3%
- Mon102°70°25%
- Tue102°71°64%
- Wed83°68°64%
- Thu93°67°25%
- Fri87°65°21%
- Sat90°61°15%
- Sun97°65°8%
- Mon98°70°7%
- Tue105°70°18%
- Wed110°78°18%
- Thu94°77°10%
- Fri92°69°23%
- Sat87°62°25%
- Sun92°61°29%
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 — Horse Creek
SPC includes Horse Creek 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 Horse Creek
- 57579