Orient, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orient weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy10%—87°64°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers60%0.13″99°66°+11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers65%—99°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers68%—81°64°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—81°59°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—94°66°+13°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.82 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Orient at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57467
16-Day Forecast — Orient
- Sat87°64°10%
- Sun88°65°0%
- Mon99°66°60%
- Tue99°67°65%
- Wed81°64°68%
- Thu81°59°14%
- Fri94°66°16%
- Sat85°62°16%
- Sun86°55°8%
- Mon98°65°6%
- Tue102°70°11%
- Wed88°62°12%
- Thu95°61°14%
- Fri99°65°19%
- Sat100°71°13%
- Sun108°78°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 — Orient
SPC has placed Orient 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 Orient
- 57467