Stratford, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stratford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain20%0.62″87°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail49%0.92″99°66°+11°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers67%1.7″89°65°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers74%0.01″79°63°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%0.06″73°61°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—72°60°-1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 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 48 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stratford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57474
16-Day Forecast — Stratford
- Sat87°61°20%
- Sun88°65°1%
- Mon99°66°49%
- Tue89°65°67%
- Wed79°63°74%
- Thu73°61°15%
- Fri72°60°20%
- Sat80°56°20%
- Sun84°59°11%
- Mon87°63°8%
- Tue93°65°10%
- Wed96°68°10%
- Thu91°73°18%
- Fri83°64°23%
- Sat82°60°20%
- Sun86°57°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 — Stratford
SPC has placed Stratford 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 Stratford
- 57474