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Sisseton, South Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sisseton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sisseton, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:13 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
4:20 PM
Sisseton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSisseton, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 89°
Sisseton, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    89°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    88°65°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    50%
    0.01″
    96°67°+8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    61%
    0.13″
    83°64°-13°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    77%
    0.03″
    79°63°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.11″
    78°59°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    72°61°-6°
Sisseton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
358° · veering 127°
Direction
N
358°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sisseton, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.70 inHg
Now
972.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969972
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.3969.0972.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sisseton, SD
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sisseton, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
85 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:13 UTC · Sisseton, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:13 UTC · Sisseton, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sisseton, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sisseton, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sisseton, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
15h 36m
Sunset
4:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sisseton, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sisseton, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sisseton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 57262

16-Day Forecast — Sisseton

  1. Sat89°62°18%
  2. Sun88°65°1%
  3. Mon96°67°50%
  4. Tue83°64°61%
  5. Wed79°63°77%
  6. Thu78°59°19%
  7. Fri72°61°15%
  8. Sat79°55°20%
  9. Sun83°58°14%
  10. Mon89°62°8%
  11. Tue94°66°10%
  12. Wed98°68°10%
  13. Thu89°71°10%
  14. Fri80°64°19%
  15. Sat75°61°29%
  16. Sun87°58°20%

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 — Sisseton

SPC has placed Sisseton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Sisseton

  • 57262

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.