Little Eagle, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Little Eagle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Overcast26%—86°67°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast——90°61°+4°
- SundayJul 5Clear——96°64°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—100°75°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers70%0.20″82°66°-18°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle70%0.01″82°62°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%0.02″88°62°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 during the projected peak around 10 AM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 9:44 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Little Eagle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57639
16-Day Forecast — Little Eagle
- Fri86°67°26%
- Sat90°61°4%
- Sun96°64°1%
- Mon100°75°28%
- Tue82°66°70%
- Wed82°62°70%
- Thu88°62°16%
- Fri94°67°21%
- Sat96°66°21%
- Sun101°71°9%
- Mon102°70°9%
- Tue94°73°9%
- Wed104°70°14%
- Thu90°63°17%
- Fri76°58°7%
- Sat87°59°22%
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 — Little Eagle
SPC has placed Little Eagle in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Little Eagle
- 57639