Hecla, South Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hecla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle72%0.07″81°63°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast23%—82°64°+1°
- FridayJun 5Heavy Drizzle52%0.06″76°61°-6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——83°60°+7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast28%—86°65°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle50%—81°62°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast28%—85°61°+4°
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
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
- 4:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:08 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Hecla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 — Hecla
SPC has placed Hecla in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.