Murdo, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Murdo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle36%0.03″87°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——92°67°+5°
- MondayJul 6Showers28%0.18″102°69°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle66%—101°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle66%0.02″80°66°-21°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—89°65°+9°
- FridayJul 10Clear19%—85°63°-4°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 25.8 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 44 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 25.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Murdo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57559
16-Day Forecast — Murdo
- Sat87°57°36%
- Sun92°67°1%
- Mon102°69°28%
- Tue101°68°66%
- Wed80°66°66%
- Thu89°65°20%
- Fri85°63°19%
- Sat85°60°15%
- Sun94°64°6%
- Mon95°68°6%
- Tue102°68°15%
- Wed109°74°15%
- Thu92°75°15%
- Fri90°70°20%
- Sat85°61°21%
- Sun90°61°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 — Murdo
SPC includes Murdo in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Murdo
- 57559