Spring Creek Colony, South Dakota Weather
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Spring Creek Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——86°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°64°+2°
- MondayJul 6Showers51%—94°66°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail74%0.16″79°64°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle74%—79°59°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle16%0.04″74°59°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—70°58°-4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
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 45 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Spring Creek Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (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 Colony
- Sat86°62°9%
- Sun88°64°0%
- Mon94°66°51%
- Tue79°64°74%
- Wed79°59°74%
- Thu74°59°16%
- Fri70°58°19%
- Sat78°56°19%
- Sun84°57°8%
- Mon88°60°8%
- Tue94°66°11%
- Wed97°69°11%
- Thu90°72°13%
- Fri78°65°17%
- Sat81°59°19%
- Sun87°57°13%
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 Colony
SPC has placed Spring Creek Colony in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Spring Creek Colony
- 58439