Ethan, South Dakota Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ethan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Drizzle—0.02″78°49°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——78°54°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle31%—81°57°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Drizzle11%—72°54°-9°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle11%—81°52°+9°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle36%—81°57°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast38%—79°59°-2°
AQI 14 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
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
- 5:50 AM
- Moonset
- 9:36 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Ethan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Ethan
- Mon78°49°8%
- Tue78°54°7%
- Wed81°57°31%
- Thu72°54°11%
- Fri81°52°11%
- Sat81°57°36%
- Sun79°59°38%
- Mon80°55°22%
- Tue83°58°18%
- Wed92°63°18%
- Thu89°68°20%
- Fri99°71°23%
- Sat89°65°18%
- Sun77°61°29%
- Mon92°64°36%
- Tue95°70°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 — Ethan
SPC has placed Ethan 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 Ethan
- 57334