Wessington, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wessington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm47%0.02″96°67°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers52%0.09″100°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers68%0.18″82°65°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle14%0.09″81°62°-1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear15%—80°62°-1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wessington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57381
16-Day Forecast — Wessington
- Sat87°62°9%
- Sun89°66°5%
- Mon96°67°47%
- Tue100°67°52%
- Wed82°65°68%
- Thu81°62°14%
- Fri80°62°15%
- Sat82°57°15%
- Sun88°60°7%
- Mon88°64°4%
- Tue95°66°9%
- Wed100°68°14%
- Thu91°75°12%
- Fri84°66°17%
- Sat83°62°16%
- Sun89°58°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 — Wessington
SPC has placed Wessington 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 Wessington
- 57381