Timber Lake, South Dakota Weather
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Timber Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——94°65°+6°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle33%—96°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers78%—88°65°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast78%—82°62°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle18%0.01″87°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear18%—80°60°-7°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.81 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 47 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 9:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Timber Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57656
16-Day Forecast — Timber Lake
- Sat88°61°1%
- Sun94°65°0%
- Mon96°70°33%
- Tue88°65°78%
- Wed82°62°78%
- Thu87°63°18%
- Fri80°60°18%
- Sat83°56°13%
- Sun89°63°5%
- Mon91°67°6%
- Tue99°69°12%
- Wed105°72°12%
- Thu92°70°17%
- Fri82°64°16%
- Sat85°58°18%
- Sun90°61°26%
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 — Timber Lake
SPC has placed Timber Lake 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 Timber Lake
- 57656