Mansfield, South Dakota Weather
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Mansfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain10%0.29″88°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers53%0.51″100°67°+12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers69%0.76″90°65°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle74%0.01″81°64°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle15%0.05″74°61°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—74°60°0°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
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 48 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mansfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57460
16-Day Forecast — Mansfield
- Sat88°62°10%
- Sun88°65°2%
- Mon100°67°53%
- Tue90°65°69%
- Wed81°64°74%
- Thu74°61°15%
- Fri74°60°20%
- Sat80°56°20%
- Sun86°59°10%
- Mon88°63°8%
- Tue95°65°9%
- Wed99°69°12%
- Thu93°73°14%
- Fri82°65°20%
- Sat84°61°14%
- Sun89°57°23%
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 — Mansfield
SPC has placed Mansfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Mansfield
- 57460