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Trent, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Trent, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 10:16 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
82%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
4:12 PM
Trent, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTrent, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
Trent, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    85°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    88°65°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    87°65°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    28%
    89°67°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    49%
    83°65°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    81°61°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    13%
    86°64°+5°
Trent, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · veering 31°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 18 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Trent, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.2
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.2
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+3.2
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.1960.4964.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Trent, SD
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
4.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Trent, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
15:16 UTC · Trent, 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
15:16 UTC · Trent, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Trent, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Trent, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Trent, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
4:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Trent, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Trent, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Trent at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

ZIP code: 57065

16-Day Forecast — Trent

  1. Sat85°64°15%
  2. Sun88°65°8%
  3. Mon87°65°5%
  4. Tue89°67°28%
  5. Wed83°65°49%
  6. Thu81°61°23%
  7. Fri86°64°13%
  8. Sat82°59°13%
  9. Sun78°54°11%
  10. Mon85°55°6%
  11. Tue92°66°5%
  12. Wed84°63°9%
  13. Thu89°61°11%
  14. Fri92°67°13%
  15. Sat93°67°12%
  16. Sun99°71°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 — Trent

SPC has placed Trent 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 Trent

  • 57065

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.