White River, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
White River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast37%—89°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—101°70°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers65%—102°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle65%0.02″83°68°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—92°67°+9°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear20%—87°65°-5°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.81 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 47 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.8 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
White River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57579
16-Day Forecast — White River
- Sat89°57°37%
- Sun93°65°3%
- Mon101°70°25%
- Tue102°71°65%
- Wed83°68°65%
- Thu92°67°24%
- Fri87°65°20%
- Sat89°60°15%
- Sun96°65°8%
- Mon98°69°7%
- Tue104°69°18%
- Wed110°78°18%
- Thu93°77°10%
- Fri92°68°23%
- Sat86°61°25%
- Sun91°61°29%
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 — White River
SPC includes White River in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 White River
- 57579