Presho, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Presho weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—90°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——94°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle39%—103°69°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle57%0.01″102°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers57%0.01″83°68°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle18%—87°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear18%—84°64°-3°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 22.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 31.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 43 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 22.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 31.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Presho at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57568
16-Day Forecast — Presho
- Sat90°62°24%
- Sun94°65°1%
- Mon103°69°39%
- Tue102°69°57%
- Wed83°68°57%
- Thu87°65°18%
- Fri84°64°18%
- Sat85°61°14%
- Sun93°65°7%
- Mon93°68°7%
- Tue101°68°14%
- Wed109°74°17%
- Thu92°76°15%
- Fri91°70°21%
- Sat86°63°22%
- Sun90°62°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 — Presho
SPC includes Presho 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 Presho
- 57568