Ortley, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ortley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy12%—86°59°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——86°62°0°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers44%0.11″92°66°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm51%0.72″88°63°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers75%0.04″77°62°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—75°59°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—71°59°-4°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.82 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 45 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ortley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57256
16-Day Forecast — Ortley
- Sat86°59°12%
- Sun86°62°1%
- Mon92°66°44%
- Tue88°63°51%
- Wed77°62°75%
- Thu75°59°19%
- Fri71°59°17%
- Sat77°56°17%
- Sun81°58°14%
- Mon85°60°8%
- Tue90°63°9%
- Wed94°65°13%
- Thu87°69°10%
- Fri80°61°19%
- Sat75°59°29%
- Sun85°56°20%
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 — Ortley
SPC has placed Ortley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Ortley
- 57273
- 57256