South Shore, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Shore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy20%—85°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—88°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle53%—91°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers76%—77°61°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—77°57°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm15%—90°62°+13°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.82 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 42 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
South Shore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57263
16-Day Forecast — South Shore
- Sat85°62°20%
- Sun85°64°1%
- Mon88°66°36%
- Tue91°68°53%
- Wed77°61°76%
- Thu77°57°21%
- Fri90°62°15%
- Sat77°59°16%
- Sun79°54°15%
- Mon85°56°8%
- Tue94°67°9%
- Wed85°62°13%
- Thu90°59°11%
- Fri96°67°20%
- Sat92°67°23%
- Sun100°73°16%
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 — South Shore
SPC has placed South Shore 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 South Shore
- 57263