Kennebec, South Dakota Weather
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Kennebec weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—90°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——94°64°+4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle40%—102°70°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle52%0.02″102°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle56%0.01″83°68°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle16%0.01″87°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear16%—83°63°-4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.72 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 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.1 µg/m³ (AQI 77) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kennebec at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57544
16-Day Forecast — Kennebec
- Sat90°62°26%
- Sun94°64°1%
- Mon102°70°40%
- Tue102°69°52%
- Wed83°68°56%
- Thu87°65°16%
- Fri83°63°16%
- Sat85°60°14%
- Sun92°64°7%
- Mon92°68°7%
- Tue100°67°12%
- Wed107°74°18%
- Thu92°77°15%
- Fri90°70°21%
- Sat86°63°22%
- Sun90°61°26%
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 — Kennebec
SPC includes Kennebec 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 Kennebec
- 57544