Richland, South Dakota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Overcast36%—76°60°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——73°54°-3°
- FridayJun 19Light Rain—0.16″72°57°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast69%—72°53°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast80%—74°56°+2°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle21%0.01″63°59°-11°
- TuesdayJun 23Heavy Drizzle20%0.26″72°58°+9°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- windy
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:18 AM
- Moonset
- 11:15 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Richland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Richland
- Wed76°60°36%
- Thu73°54°3%
- Fri72°57°6%
- Sat72°53°69%
- Sun74°56°80%
- Mon63°59°21%
- Tue72°58°20%
- Wed85°57°17%
- Thu80°62°29%
- Fri87°63°23%
- Sat90°67°23%
- Sun81°61°39%
- Mon76°58°35%
- Tue71°54°35%
- Wed69°53°26%
- Thu77°52°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Richland
SPC has placed Richland in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Richland
- 57025