Lake Norden, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Norden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°64°+2°
- MondayJul 6Showers21%—91°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers34%0.06″93°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers67%0.13″80°65°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%0.01″79°59°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—74°60°-5°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Norden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57248
16-Day Forecast — Lake Norden
- Sat88°61°9%
- Sun90°64°1%
- Mon91°65°21%
- Tue93°66°34%
- Wed80°65°67%
- Thu79°59°17%
- Fri74°60°19%
- Sat79°58°19%
- Sun84°58°10%
- Mon86°60°8%
- Tue91°63°6%
- Wed96°66°11%
- Thu87°69°11%
- Fri80°62°13%
- Sat78°58°16%
- Sun85°56°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 — Lake Norden
SPC has placed Lake Norden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Lake Norden
- 57248