Swift Bird, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swift Bird weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°64°+3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle52%—101°67°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle76%—96°66°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast76%—86°64°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle17%—85°64°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—79°61°-6°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.0 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 48 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 7.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.0 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 9:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Swift Bird at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Swift Bird
- Sat90°62°2%
- Sun93°64°0%
- Mon101°67°52%
- Tue96°66°76%
- Wed86°64°76%
- Thu85°64°17%
- Fri79°61°17%
- Sat82°58°13%
- Sun89°63°5%
- Mon90°67°8%
- Tue99°69°12%
- Wed104°72°12%
- Thu94°73°16%
- Fri82°67°16%
- Sat86°61°17%
- Sun90°61°24%
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 — Swift Bird
SPC has placed Swift Bird 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 Swift Bird
- 57442