Vale, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—91°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——99°66°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—97°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers54%—94°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle54%0.02″84°68°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%—90°67°+6°
- FridayJul 10Clear17%—86°62°-4°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 48 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 7.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 20.0 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 9:57 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Vale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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: 57788
16-Day Forecast — Vale
- Sat91°59°18%
- Sun99°66°1%
- Mon97°72°12%
- Tue94°69°54%
- Wed84°68°54%
- Thu90°67°28%
- Fri86°62°17%
- Sat90°60°10%
- Sun99°65°5%
- Mon102°70°6%
- Tue109°73°13%
- Wed110°78°19%
- Thu95°71°26%
- Fri89°66°27%
- Sat88°60°19%
- Sun95°64°22%
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 — Vale
SPC has placed Vale 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 Vale
- 57788