Scotland, South Dakota Weather
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Scotland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle51%0.01″88°67°—
- FridayJun 5Drizzle20%0.04″89°68°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy——94°64°+5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast30%—90°69°-4°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle26%—93°64°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm26%1.0″95°64°+2°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm17%—102°70°+7°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
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
- 5:41 AM
- Moonset
- 3:31 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Scotland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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 5, 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 — Scotland
SPC has placed Scotland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.