Wounded Knee, South Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wounded Knee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——95°63°+7°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle37%—102°69°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast72%—100°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle72%—87°65°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle31%—88°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear28%—85°62°-3°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.8 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 60 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.8 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 9:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wounded Knee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57794
16-Day Forecast — Wounded Knee
- Sat88°60°4%
- Sun95°63°1%
- Mon102°69°37%
- Tue100°69°72%
- Wed87°65°72%
- Thu88°63°31%
- Fri85°62°28%
- Sat89°60°8%
- Sun98°67°5%
- Mon100°69°7%
- Tue104°72°14%
- Wed108°75°27%
- Thu91°74°29%
- Fri91°68°23%
- Sat85°58°26%
- Sun92°61°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 — Wounded Knee
SPC has placed Wounded Knee 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 Wounded Knee
- 57794