Spring Creek, South Dakota Weather
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Spring Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—87°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——91°62°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—98°65°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%0.01″99°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle55%—83°65°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—96°66°+13°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy31%—86°64°-10°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.7 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 51 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 6.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.7 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
Spring Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Spring Creek
- Sat87°58°24%
- Sun91°62°4%
- Mon98°65°21%
- Tue99°72°55%
- Wed83°65°55%
- Thu96°66°31%
- Fri86°64°31%
- Sat86°58°15%
- Sun92°64°5%
- Mon95°68°8%
- Tue100°70°17%
- Wed106°75°17%
- Thu92°74°16%
- Fri90°69°19%
- Sat85°59°25%
- Sun91°59°32%
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 — Spring Creek
SPC has placed Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek
- 57572