La Plant, South Dakota Weather
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La Plant weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——89°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°63°+4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle49%—100°69°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle80%—93°66°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast80%—84°63°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle16%—86°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear16%—79°60°-7°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.6 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.6 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
La Plant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — La Plant
- Sat89°61°2%
- Sun93°63°0%
- Mon100°69°49%
- Tue93°66°80%
- Wed84°63°80%
- Thu86°64°16%
- Fri79°60°16%
- Sat82°58°13%
- Sun89°63°6%
- Mon90°68°8%
- Tue99°69°13%
- Wed106°73°13%
- Thu94°72°16%
- Fri80°66°16%
- Sat86°60°17%
- Sun90°62°24%
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 — La Plant
SPC has placed La Plant 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 La Plant
- 57652