Wakpala, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wakpala weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——97°63°+7°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle38%—98°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail78%—85°65°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast78%—84°63°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle17%—79°63°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—78°60°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.82 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 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wakpala at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57658
16-Day Forecast — Wakpala
- Sat90°61°2%
- Sun97°63°0%
- Mon98°69°38%
- Tue85°65°78%
- Wed84°63°78%
- Thu79°63°17%
- Fri78°60°17%
- Sat84°58°15%
- Sun90°62°6%
- Mon92°67°7%
- Tue101°69°10%
- Wed105°74°10%
- Thu94°71°24%
- Fri80°67°23%
- Sat87°60°17%
- Sun92°61°24%
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 — Wakpala
SPC has placed Wakpala in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Wakpala
- 57658