Newport Colony, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newport Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain13%0.13″86°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——91°63°+5°
- MondayJul 6Showers37%0.23″98°68°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers42%1.6″88°64°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle60%0.04″78°60°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—82°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail16%—83°67°+1°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Newport Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Newport Colony
- Sat86°61°13%
- Sun91°63°1%
- Mon98°68°37%
- Tue88°64°42%
- Wed78°60°60%
- Thu82°59°26%
- Fri83°67°16%
- Sat84°60°16%
- Sun94°61°7%
- Mon82°63°7%
- Tue86°57°5%
- Wed94°64°15%
- Thu100°73°26%
- Fri86°66°17%
- Sat95°61°16%
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 — Newport Colony
SPC includes Newport Colony in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Newport Colony
- 57432