Okaton, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Okaton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast29%—87°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°67°+6°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers28%0.53″103°69°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm69%—101°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle69%0.04″79°66°-22°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—91°66°+12°
- FridayJul 10Clear18%—86°65°-5°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.5 µg/m³ (AQI 72) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 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 (AQI 72) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Okaton 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: 57562
16-Day Forecast — Okaton
- Sat87°57°29%
- Sun93°67°1%
- Mon103°69°28%
- Tue101°69°69%
- Wed79°66°69%
- Thu91°66°22%
- Fri86°65°18%
- Sat86°61°14%
- Sun96°65°6%
- Mon96°69°6%
- Tue104°69°16%
- Wed111°76°16%
- Thu94°77°18%
- Fri91°70°20%
- Sat86°62°19%
- Sun91°62°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 — Okaton
SPC includes Okaton 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 Okaton
- 57562