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Storla, South Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Storla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Storla, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:11 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
95°
Humidity
52%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
4:18 PM
Storla, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStorla, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 88°
Storla, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    0.02″
    88°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    90°66°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    94°68°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    38%
    0.01″
    98°71°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.07″
    83°69°-15°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    15%
    0.06″
    80°62°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    80°62°
Storla, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · backing 139°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 10 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 152SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Storla, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.6
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.60 inHg
Now
968.6
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965969
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.6964.5968.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Storla, SD
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
22μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
6.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Storla, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.7mi
UNLIMITED
78 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:11 UTC · Storla, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:11 UTC · Storla, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Storla, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Storla, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Storla, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
4:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Storla, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Storla, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Storla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Storla

  1. Sat88°63°9%
  2. Sun90°66°7%
  3. Mon94°68°24%
  4. Tue98°71°38%
  5. Wed83°69°64%
  6. Thu80°62°15%
  7. Fri80°62°15%
  8. Sat84°57°14%
  9. Sun87°62°7%
  10. Mon88°64°5%
  11. Tue93°64°9%
  12. Wed100°71°15%
  13. Thu91°74°10%
  14. Fri84°66°16%
  15. Sat82°60°16%
  16. Sun88°57°17%

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 — Storla

SPC has placed Storla 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 Storla

  • 57359

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.