Murdo, South Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Murdo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Drizzle43%—84°61°—
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——90°64°+6°
- SundayJun 7Overcast30%—95°68°+5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast30%—83°60°-12°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast30%—103°69°+20°
- WednesdayJun 10Clear30%—88°69°-15°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle25%0.08″77°56°-11°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 3:42 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Murdo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (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 — Murdo
SPC has placed Murdo in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.