Mountain Plains, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mountain Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—84°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——96°71°+12°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—92°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm66%0.31″88°61°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle64%0.01″84°58°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast43%—83°61°-1°
- FridayJul 10Clear23%—82°56°-1°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 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 63 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 72
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mountain Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Mountain Plains
- Sat84°58°10%
- Sun96°71°2%
- Mon92°69°12%
- Tue88°61°66%
- Wed84°58°64%
- Thu83°61°43%
- Fri82°56°23%
- Sat88°53°10%
- Sun96°67°5%
- Mon98°69°9%
- Tue103°73°20%
- Wed103°74°18%
- Thu91°63°27%
- Fri83°60°26%
- Sat84°54°23%
- Sun91°60°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 — Mountain Plains
SPC has placed Mountain Plains 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 Mountain Plains
- 57783