McIntosh, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McIntosh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°62°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—92°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers70%0.02″80°64°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast70%—79°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers20%0.01″82°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear19%—78°59°-4°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McIntosh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57641
16-Day Forecast — McIntosh
- Sat86°60°5%
- Sun93°62°1%
- Mon92°70°14%
- Tue80°64°70%
- Wed79°60°70%
- Thu82°63°20%
- Fri78°59°19%
- Sat82°55°13%
- Sun89°61°6%
- Mon91°66°6%
- Tue100°69°12%
- Wed106°70°14%
- Thu91°68°17%
- Fri81°62°16%
- Sat85°57°17%
- Sun90°60°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 — McIntosh
SPC has placed McIntosh in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 McIntosh
- 57641