Whitewood, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whitewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——99°71°+13°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle15%—94°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm67%0.22″91°65°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers67%0.10″81°62°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast43%—85°65°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear20%—83°59°-2°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 58 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Whitewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 57793
16-Day Forecast — Whitewood
- Sat86°58°9%
- Sun99°71°1%
- Mon94°71°15%
- Tue91°65°67%
- Wed81°62°67%
- Thu85°65°43%
- Fri83°59°20%
- Sat88°56°10%
- Sun96°67°5%
- Mon99°70°8%
- Tue106°73°18%
- Wed108°79°19%
- Thu93°67°26%
- Fri86°63°27%
- Sat86°56°19%
- Sun92°61°22%
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 — Whitewood
SPC has placed Whitewood 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 Whitewood
- 57793