Soldier Creek, South Dakota Weather
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Soldier Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—89°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——92°64°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle24%—100°71°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast58%—101°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle58%—83°66°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—97°66°+14°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy28%—87°64°-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
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Soldier Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Soldier Creek
- Sat89°57°23%
- Sun92°64°3%
- Mon100°71°24%
- Tue101°72°58%
- Wed83°66°58%
- Thu97°66°28%
- Fri87°64°28%
- Sat88°59°14%
- Sun95°64°7%
- Mon98°68°7%
- Tue104°70°17%
- Wed108°77°17%
- Thu93°76°16%
- Fri91°69°23%
- Sat86°60°21%
- Sun92°60°26%
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 — Soldier Creek
SPC includes Soldier Creek 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 Soldier Creek
- 57555