Wasta, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wasta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——90°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——97°66°+7°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle28%—99°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers77%—99°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers77%0.42″83°69°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—90°70°+7°
- FridayJul 10Clear24%—86°66°-4°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.80 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 50 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 21.4 µg/m³ (AQI 74) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:51 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wasta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57791
16-Day Forecast — Wasta
- Sat90°62°4%
- Sun97°66°1%
- Mon99°70°28%
- Tue99°72°77%
- Wed83°69°77%
- Thu90°70°27%
- Fri86°66°24%
- Sat90°63°8%
- Sun97°69°4%
- Mon98°74°9%
- Tue105°77°15%
- Wed110°80°15%
- Thu92°75°29%
- Fri91°71°29%
- Sat88°64°23%
- Sun93°67°23%
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 — Wasta
SPC has placed Wasta 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 Wasta
- 57791
- 57790