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Tripp, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Tripp, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 3:04 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
4:14 PM
Tripp, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTripp, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 87°
Tripp, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    14%
    87°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    88°63°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    96°69°+8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    14%
    0.01″
    98°70°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    39%
    0.02″
    79°66°-19°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    28%
    87°60°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    0.01″
    94°64°+7°
Tripp, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
236° · veering 26°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
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 5 · pk 23 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 137SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tripp, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.6
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.31 inHg
Now
958.6
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955961
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW960.9955.4958.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Tripp, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.82 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
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Tripp, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
08:04 UTC · Tripp, 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
08:04 UTC · Tripp, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tripp, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tripp, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tripp, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
4:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tripp, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tripp, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tripp at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 57376

15-Day Forecast — Tripp

  1. Sat87°67°14%
  2. Sun88°63°11%
  3. Mon96°69°4%
  4. Tue98°70°14%
  5. Wed79°66°39%
  6. Thu87°60°28%
  7. Fri94°64°19%
  8. Sat89°64°19%
  9. Sun97°67°9%
  10. Mon89°67°6%
  11. Tue91°61°6%
  12. Wed93°65°7%
  13. Thu102°71°23%
  14. Fri92°71°13%
  15. Sat98°63°25%

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 — Tripp

SPC has placed Tripp 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 Tripp

  • 57376

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.