Stickney, South Dakota Weather
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Stickney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Rain67%0.17″83°63°—
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——90°65°+7°
- SundayJun 7Overcast16%—89°67°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast24%—82°66°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm24%—100°67°+18°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle19%—96°73°-4°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle18%0.01″73°58°-23°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
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
- 5:45 AM
- Moonset
- 3:33 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Stickney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (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 — Stickney
SPC has placed Stickney in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.