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Wallace, South Dakota Weather

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

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

Wallace, SD
Saturday, July 4 at 1:10 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Sunset
4:19 PM
Wallace, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWallace, SD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 85°
Wallace, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    85°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    88°64°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    39%
    0.73″
    92°65°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.85″
    90°64°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.01″
    79°63°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    18%
    0.13″
    74°59°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    71°60°-3°
Wallace, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · veering 72°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wallace, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.19 inHg
Now
954.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+3.2
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950955
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW954.5950.1954.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wallace, SD
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
6.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wallace, SD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
18:10 UTC · Wallace, 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
18:10 UTC · Wallace, SD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wallace, SD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wallace, SD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wallace, SD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Daylight
15h 31m
Sunset
4:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wallace, SD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wallace, SD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wallace at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 57272

16-Day Forecast — Wallace

  1. Sat85°60°8%
  2. Sun88°64°2%
  3. Mon92°65°39%
  4. Tue90°64°55%
  5. Wed79°63°74%
  6. Thu74°59°18%
  7. Fri71°60°18%
  8. Sat78°58°18%
  9. Sun81°58°11%
  10. Mon84°60°8%
  11. Tue89°63°9%
  12. Wed94°64°11%
  13. Thu85°70°10%
  14. Fri81°62°19%
  15. Sat77°57°20%
  16. Sun86°56°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 — Wallace

SPC has placed Wallace 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 Wallace

  • 57272

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.