Lantry, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lantry weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——87°59°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——91°63°+4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle21%—96°69°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle74%—90°66°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle74%—80°63°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%—87°65°+7°
- FridayJul 10Clear15%—82°61°-5°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:49 PM
- Moonset
- 9:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lantry at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57636
16-Day Forecast — Lantry
- Sat87°59°9%
- Sun91°63°0%
- Mon96°69°21%
- Tue90°66°74%
- Wed80°63°74%
- Thu87°65°13%
- Fri82°61°15%
- Sat82°57°13%
- Sun91°63°4%
- Mon92°69°7%
- Tue104°71°11%
- Wed108°74°11%
- Thu92°70°23%
- Fri83°65°19%
- Sat86°59°24%
- Sun90°62°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 — Lantry
SPC has placed Lantry 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 Lantry
- 57636