Lesterville, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lesterville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy15%—88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°68°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast23%—99°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers46%—86°68°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers28%0.20″89°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—82°63°-7°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.73 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 44 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lesterville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57040
16-Day Forecast — Lesterville
- Sat88°69°15%
- Sun89°68°6%
- Mon95°68°3%
- Tue99°70°23%
- Wed86°68°46%
- Thu89°63°28%
- Fri82°63°14%
- Sat85°58°12%
- Sun85°62°8%
- Mon89°63°5%
- Tue92°66°6%
- Wed98°70°7%
- Thu92°71°13%
- Fri91°64°17%
- Sat83°60°25%
- Sun88°57°29%
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 — Lesterville
SPC has placed Lesterville 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 Lesterville
- 57040