Utica, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Utica weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy15%—87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°68°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°68°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—99°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers45%—88°68°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers32%0.18″88°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—83°63°-5°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 47 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Utica at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57067
16-Day Forecast — Utica
- Sat87°69°15%
- Sun88°68°6%
- Mon95°68°2%
- Tue99°71°21%
- Wed88°68°45%
- Thu88°64°32%
- Fri83°63°13%
- Sat86°58°13%
- Sun84°62°7%
- Mon87°63°5%
- Tue90°67°6%
- Wed96°70°7%
- Thu93°72°13%
- Fri91°65°17%
- Sat83°60°25%
- Sun89°57°29%
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 — Utica
SPC has placed Utica 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 Utica
- 57067