Midland, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Midland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Heavy Rain54%1.6″82°63°—
- SaturdayJul 4Partly Cloudy10%—89°61°+7°
- SundayJul 5Clear——100°66°+11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—105°75°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm58%1.0″87°68°-18°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle58%0.01″82°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle24%0.04″84°66°+2°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 39 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:48 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Midland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57552
16-Day Forecast — Midland
- Fri82°63°54%
- Sat89°61°10%
- Sun100°66°1%
- Mon105°75°29%
- Tue87°68°58%
- Wed82°66°58%
- Thu84°66°24%
- Fri92°67°24%
- Sat95°69°13%
- Sun106°72°7%
- Mon101°72°7%
- Tue100°77°10%
- Wed109°71°16%
- Thu96°69°14%
- Fri71°62°18%
- Sat89°58°30%
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 — Midland
SPC has placed Midland in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Midland
- 57552