Parmelee, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parmelee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—89°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°63°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle22%—99°71°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle58%—100°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle58%0.01″81°65°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—95°66°+14°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy30%—85°63°-10°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.7 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.75 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 51 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.7 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Parmelee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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: 57566
16-Day Forecast — Parmelee
- Sat89°57°22%
- Sun93°63°3%
- Mon99°71°22%
- Tue100°70°58%
- Wed81°65°58%
- Thu95°66°30%
- Fri85°63°30%
- Sat87°58°14%
- Sun93°63°6%
- Mon96°68°7%
- Tue102°70°18%
- Wed107°76°18%
- Thu91°74°16%
- Fri90°68°23%
- Sat85°59°21%
- Sun90°59°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 — Parmelee
SPC has placed Parmelee 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 Parmelee
- 57566