McIntosh, South Dakota Weather
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McIntosh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Light Rain43%0.14″67°56°—
- ThursdayJun 4Drizzle21%0.04″78°54°+11°
- FridayJun 5Overcast16%—80°56°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy——88°61°+8°
- SundayJun 7Overcast45%—94°69°+6°
- MondayJun 8Showers45%—80°58°-14°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast18%—101°64°+21°
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
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 32 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 5:37 AM
- Moonset
- 2:28 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
McIntosh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (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 4, 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 — McIntosh
SPC has placed McIntosh in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.