Letcher, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Letcher weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——88°64°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——91°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—95°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers34%—99°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers64%0.02″83°69°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle11%0.01″80°63°-3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear13%—81°62°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.2 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.72 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 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.2 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Letcher 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: 57359
16-Day Forecast — Letcher
- Sat88°64°7%
- Sun91°67°5%
- Mon95°68°20%
- Tue99°70°34%
- Wed83°69°64%
- Thu80°63°11%
- Fri81°62°13%
- Sat85°58°13%
- Sun85°62°8%
- Mon89°64°5%
- Tue93°64°10%
- Wed100°70°15%
- Thu93°74°12%
- Fri85°65°17%
- Sat83°60°16%
- Sun90°57°19%
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 — Letcher
SPC has placed Letcher 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 Letcher
- 57359