Sherman, South Dakota Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sherman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear18%—84°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—93°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers50%—89°67°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—87°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—84°65°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear13%—91°64°+7°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Sherman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — Sherman
- Sun84°63°18%
- Mon88°67°1%
- Tue93°70°21%
- Wed89°67°50%
- Thu87°65°33%
- Fri84°65°12%
- Sat91°64°13%
- Sun103°68°5%
- Mon95°72°3%
- Tue87°64°5%
- Wed88°61°7%
- Thu81°64°19%
- Fri82°66°23%
- Sat88°64°15%
- Sun97°64°22%
- Mon83°66°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Sherman
SPC has placed Sherman in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight 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 Sherman
- 57030