Spink Colony, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spink Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers10%0.36″87°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers45%0.48″96°68°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers51%0.06″98°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers70%—81°66°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle13%0.05″78°62°-3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear21%—76°62°-2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 49 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Spink Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Spink Colony
- Sat87°62°10%
- Sun88°65°5%
- Mon96°68°45%
- Tue98°67°51%
- Wed81°66°70%
- Thu78°62°13%
- Fri76°62°21%
- Sat81°57°21%
- Sun88°60°10%
- Mon90°63°6%
- Tue94°65°7%
- Wed100°69°13%
- Thu91°74°12%
- Fri81°64°17%
- Sat81°61°16%
- Sun87°58°19%
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 — Spink Colony
SPC has placed Spink Colony in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Spink Colony
- 57440