Rosebud, South Dakota Weather
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Rosebud weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—86°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—98°69°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle56%—99°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle56%0.01″81°64°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—95°64°+14°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy30%—85°62°-10°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.76 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 50 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rosebud at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57570
16-Day Forecast — Rosebud
- Sat86°57°24%
- Sun89°63°4%
- Mon98°69°23%
- Tue99°70°56%
- Wed81°64°56%
- Thu95°64°30%
- Fri85°62°30%
- Sat86°57°14%
- Sun93°62°7%
- Mon96°66°8%
- Tue102°68°17%
- Wed106°75°17%
- Thu92°74°16%
- Fri90°67°19%
- Sat84°58°25%
- Sun89°58°32%
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 — Rosebud
SPC includes Rosebud 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 Rosebud
- 57570