Oglala, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oglala weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——98°67°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain35%0.06″103°69°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle64%0.03″103°69°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle64%—88°67°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy35%—90°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear25%—88°64°-2°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.2 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oglala at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57764
16-Day Forecast — Oglala
- Sat89°62°2%
- Sun98°67°1%
- Mon103°69°35%
- Tue103°69°64%
- Wed88°67°64%
- Thu90°65°35%
- Fri88°64°25%
- Sat93°60°9%
- Sun100°69°4%
- Mon103°72°7%
- Tue105°74°15%
- Wed110°76°27%
- Thu93°74°29%
- Fri94°69°23%
- Sat86°61°26%
- Sun94°63°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 — Oglala
SPC has placed Oglala 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 Oglala
- 57764