Pukwana, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pukwana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle13%—92°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%—98°67°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers41%1.3″100°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast55%—83°68°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers12%0.13″86°64°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear15%—81°61°-5°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 23.8 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.8 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.68 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pukwana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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: 57370
16-Day Forecast — Pukwana
- Sat92°61°13%
- Sun93°65°2%
- Mon98°67°34%
- Tue100°71°41%
- Wed83°68°55%
- Thu86°64°12%
- Fri81°61°15%
- Sat82°58°15%
- Sun88°62°7%
- Mon90°66°5%
- Tue96°65°9%
- Wed104°73°15%
- Thu92°75°17%
- Fri85°67°24%
- Sat85°61°12%
- Sun88°58°17%
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 — Pukwana
SPC includes Pukwana 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 Pukwana
- 57370