New Effington, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Effington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy14%—88°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle56%—94°66°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail62%0.69″82°64°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle76%0.04″78°64°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%0.07″76°58°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—71°61°-5°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 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 50 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Effington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57255
16-Day Forecast — New Effington
- Sat88°62°14%
- Sun88°64°1%
- Mon94°66°56%
- Tue82°64°62%
- Wed78°64°76%
- Thu76°58°19%
- Fri71°61°15%
- Sat78°54°20%
- Sun80°57°15%
- Mon85°59°7%
- Tue93°64°10%
- Wed96°68°9%
- Thu87°72°10%
- Fri79°64°14%
- Sat75°61°23%
- Sun85°56°19%
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 — New Effington
SPC has placed New Effington 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 New Effington
- 57255