Onida, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Onida weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—84°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——86°65°+2°
- MondayJul 6Showers55%0.08″102°67°+16°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm69%1.3″101°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle69%—83°65°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle15%0.06″83°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear15%—79°60°-4°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 49 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Onida at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57564
16-Day Forecast — Onida
- Sat84°62°12%
- Sun86°65°1%
- Mon102°67°55%
- Tue101°66°69%
- Wed83°65°69%
- Thu83°63°15%
- Fri79°60°15%
- Sat81°57°12%
- Sun89°61°5%
- Mon89°67°8%
- Tue97°68°15%
- Wed103°70°15%
- Thu92°73°16%
- Fri83°68°18%
- Sat85°61°16%
- Sun88°60°23%
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 — Onida
SPC has placed Onida in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Onida
- 57564