Tulare, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tulare weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—88°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——90°65°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm51%0.24″97°68°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers55%0.09″100°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers72%—81°65°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle13%0.08″79°61°-2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear18%—77°61°-2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 49 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Tulare at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57476
16-Day Forecast — Tulare
- Sat88°62°10%
- Sun90°65°1%
- Mon97°68°51%
- Tue100°67°55%
- Wed81°65°72%
- Thu79°61°13%
- Fri77°61°18%
- Sat81°57°18%
- Sun88°60°9%
- Mon90°64°6%
- Tue95°65°7%
- Wed100°69°15%
- Thu92°74°12%
- Fri81°65°17%
- Sat82°62°16%
- Sun87°58°19%
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 — Tulare
SPC has placed Tulare 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 Tulare
- 57476