Orland Colony, South Dakota Weather
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Orland Colony weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Drizzle46%0.03″85°65°—
- FridayJun 5Rain30%0.15″80°60°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——83°61°+3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast29%—85°65°+2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast33%—84°67°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear22%—91°68°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy22%—99°74°+8°
Ozone at AQI 41. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:19 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Orland Colony at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (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 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 — Orland Colony
SPC has placed Orland Colony 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.