Garden City, South Dakota Weather
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Garden City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Heavy Rain47%0.84″82°65°—
- ThursdayJun 4Showers47%0.68″80°61°-2°
- FridayJun 5Rain41%0.26″77°59°-3°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——83°58°+6°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle16%—85°63°+2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast36%—80°67°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast27%—80°67°0°
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 500
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Garden City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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 — Garden City
SPC has placed Garden City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.