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Turton, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Turton, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:13 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
4:22 PM
Turton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTurton, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 86°
Turton, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    15%
    0.19″
    86°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    89°65°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    2.0″
    96°66°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    53%
    1.1″
    93°66°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    73%
    0.01″
    80°65°-13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    13%
    0.26″
    74°62°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    74°60°
Turton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · veering 91°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Turton, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965969
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.3965.4969.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Turton, SD
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Turton, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.1mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
18:13 UTC · Turton, 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
18:13 UTC · Turton, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Turton, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Turton, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Turton, 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
12:51 AM
Daylight
15h 31m
Sunset
4:22 PM
Civil dusk
10:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Turton, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Turton, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Turton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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.

ZIP code: 57477

16-Day Forecast — Turton

  1. Sat86°61°15%
  2. Sun89°65°6%
  3. Mon96°66°44%
  4. Tue93°66°53%
  5. Wed80°65°73%
  6. Thu74°62°13%
  7. Fri74°60°19%
  8. Sat81°56°19%
  9. Sun84°59°11%
  10. Mon86°63°7%
  11. Tue92°65°9%
  12. Wed96°68°12%
  13. Thu88°73°11%
  14. Fri79°63°19%
  15. Sat79°61°17%
  16. Sun85°57°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 — Turton

SPC has placed Turton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Turton

  • 57477

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.