Akaska, South Dakota Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akaska weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast11%—70°56°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast——74°47°+4°
- MondayJun 15Light Drizzle13%—77°55°+3°
- TuesdayJun 16Drizzle14%0.04″72°54°-5°
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Drizzle35%0.20″61°48°-11°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle13%0.02″69°47°+8°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——86°52°+17°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- 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).
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- Moonrise
- 4:02 AM
- Moonset
- 7:21 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Toward the solstice glow
Akaska at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Akaska
- Sat70°56°11%
- Sun74°47°1%
- Mon77°55°13%
- Tue72°54°14%
- Wed61°48°35%
- Thu69°47°13%
- Fri86°52°7%
- Sat75°55°24%
- Sun61°52°26%
- Mon78°54°27%
- Tue81°65°27%
- Wed85°61°45%
- Thu82°59°19%
- Fri81°53°16%
- Sat88°59°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Akaska
SPC has placed Akaska in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Akaska
- 57420