Wessington Springs, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wessington Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°65°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle37%—94°68°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers43%0.04″98°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers66%0.08″82°67°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers18%0.15″79°62°-3°
- FridayJul 10Clear18%—79°61°0°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.72 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 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.0 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wessington Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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: 57382
16-Day Forecast — Wessington Springs
- Sat86°65°8%
- Sun89°67°2%
- Mon94°68°37%
- Tue98°67°43%
- Wed82°67°66%
- Thu79°62°18%
- Fri79°61°18%
- Sat82°57°15%
- Sun86°60°7%
- Mon86°64°5%
- Tue92°64°9%
- Wed99°69°14%
- Thu90°75°10%
- Fri82°66°16%
- Sat81°60°16%
- Sun88°57°17%
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 Springs
SPC has placed Wessington Springs 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 Springs
- 57382