Sunset Colony, South Dakota Weather
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Sunset Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°65°0°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail52%0.05″96°67°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail67%0.37″82°65°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle72%—79°61°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle13%0.14″77°60°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—70°59°-7°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 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 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sunset Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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 — Sunset Colony
- Sat88°60°9%
- Sun88°65°2%
- Mon96°67°52%
- Tue82°65°67%
- Wed79°61°72%
- Thu77°60°13%
- Fri70°59°18%
- Sat79°55°17%
- Sun84°60°11%
- Mon88°61°7%
- Tue92°65°10%
- Wed97°70°10%
- Thu89°71°11%
- Fri80°61°19%
- Sat81°58°25%
- Sun87°56°16%
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 — Sunset Colony
SPC has placed Sunset Colony 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 Sunset Colony
- 57430