Kenel, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kenel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——94°65°+8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle36%—95°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail77%—78°63°-17°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast77%—82°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle19%0.01″77°61°-5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear19%—72°58°-5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
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 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kenel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Kenel
- Sat86°61°4%
- Sun94°65°1%
- Mon95°71°36%
- Tue78°63°77%
- Wed82°59°77%
- Thu77°61°19%
- Fri72°58°19%
- Sat81°56°16%
- Sun88°59°7%
- Mon90°63°8%
- Tue99°67°11%
- Wed102°71°12%
- Thu91°68°22%
- Fri76°64°23%
- Sat84°58°18%
- Sun89°59°20%
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 — Kenel
SPC has placed Kenel in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Kenel
- 57642