Mitchell, South Dakota Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mitchell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Rain10%0.12″79°50°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast13%—79°52°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle33%—78°56°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Drizzle10%0.01″70°53°-8°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——85°51°+15°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle23%—82°58°-3°
- SundayJun 21Overcast23%—81°59°-1°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 5:49 AM
- Moonset
- 9:37 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Toward the solstice glow
Mitchell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Mitchell
- Mon79°50°10%
- Tue79°52°13%
- Wed78°56°33%
- Thu70°53°10%
- Fri85°51°8%
- Sat82°58°23%
- Sun81°59°23%
- Mon73°60°18%
- Tue88°58°21%
- Wed97°65°21%
- Thu97°64°15%
- Fri103°75°42%
- Sat104°74°23%
- Sun83°60°22%
- Mon89°58°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Mitchell
SPC has placed Mitchell in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Mitchell
- 57301