Scotland, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scotland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Light Drizzle63%0.04″84°67°—
- SaturdayJul 4Overcast——89°67°+5°
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°64°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—96°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers36%—81°68°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—85°64°+4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Scotland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 57059
16-Day Forecast — Scotland
- Fri84°67°63%
- Sat89°67°8%
- Sun89°67°5%
- Mon93°64°2%
- Tue96°69°10%
- Wed81°68°36%
- Thu85°64°31%
- Fri93°63°15%
- Sat98°68°15%
- Sun101°65°10%
- Mon96°67°6%
- Tue98°71°10%
- Wed96°65°17%
- Thu94°71°19%
- Fri75°60°24%
- Sat88°55°18%
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 — Scotland
SPC has placed Scotland in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Scotland
- 57059