Philip, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Philip weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——89°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——94°64°+5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle27%—104°70°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers71%0.10″103°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers71%0.29″80°67°-23°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle24%—91°68°+11°
- FridayJul 10Clear19%—86°67°-5°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.6 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.82 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 47 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.6 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Philip at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57567
16-Day Forecast — Philip
- Sat89°58°5%
- Sun94°64°0%
- Mon104°70°27%
- Tue103°71°71%
- Wed80°67°71%
- Thu91°68°24%
- Fri86°67°19%
- Sat89°63°11%
- Sun97°68°4%
- Mon98°73°7%
- Tue102°74°17%
- Wed111°78°17%
- Thu93°76°21%
- Fri91°70°23%
- Sat88°63°25%
- Sun92°66°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 — Philip
SPC includes Philip in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Philip
- 57567