Artas, South Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Artas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Drizzle62%0.03″72°61°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle21%0.02″79°56°+7°
- FridayJun 5Drizzle32%0.03″79°58°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——85°59°+6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast42%—88°68°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast46%—76°61°-12°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast26%—87°59°+11°
Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
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 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Artas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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 — Artas
SPC has placed Artas in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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.