Two Strike, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Two Strike weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—86°58°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°65°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—96°69°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle56%0.04″98°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle56%—82°64°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—95°65°+13°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy31%—85°62°-10°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 50 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 24.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Two Strike at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Two Strike
- Sat86°58°23%
- Sun89°65°4%
- Mon96°69°22%
- Tue98°71°56%
- Wed82°64°56%
- Thu95°65°31%
- Fri85°62°31%
- Sat85°57°14%
- Sun91°62°6%
- Mon95°67°8%
- Tue100°69°17%
- Wed105°74°17%
- Thu91°74°16%
- Fri89°68°19%
- Sat84°58°25%
- Sun90°58°32%
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 — Two Strike
SPC has placed Two Strike 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 Two Strike
- 57570