Pleasant Valley Colony, South Dakota Weather
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Pleasant Valley Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain34%0.22″86°65°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——87°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——87°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers28%—90°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers48%0.01″78°65°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%0.01″79°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—76°60°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.76 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 48 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pleasant Valley Colony 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.
16-Day Forecast — Pleasant Valley Colony
- Sat86°65°34%
- Sun87°64°8%
- Mon87°65°6%
- Tue90°67°28%
- Wed78°65°48%
- Thu79°60°21%
- Fri76°60°16%
- Sat80°59°16%
- Sun82°60°11%
- Mon84°61°6%
- Tue88°62°5%
- Wed93°65°7%
- Thu88°68°11%
- Fri81°62°13%
- Sat75°56°12%
- Sun84°55°16%
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 — Pleasant Valley Colony
SPC has placed Pleasant Valley Colony 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 Pleasant Valley Colony
- 57028