Oral, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oral weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——99°64°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—102°70°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers50%0.08″103°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle50%—87°66°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast41%—91°68°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear24%—90°65°-1°
AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 50 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oral at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57766
16-Day Forecast — Oral
- Sat89°60°3%
- Sun99°64°1%
- Mon102°70°25%
- Tue103°69°50%
- Wed87°66°50%
- Thu91°68°41%
- Fri90°65°24%
- Sat96°60°6%
- Sun101°70°5%
- Mon103°73°5%
- Tue102°75°18%
- Wed111°77°33%
- Thu93°76°35%
- Fri97°67°22%
- Sat87°62°26%
- Sun94°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 — Oral
SPC has placed Oral 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 Oral
- 57766