Buffalo, South Dakota Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——74°47°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast18%—85°51°+11°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle24%—65°53°-20°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle14%0.01″67°49°+2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——75°49°+8°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast38%—74°58°-1°
- SundayJun 21Light Rain51%0.26″59°54°-15°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:02 AM
- Moonset
- 9:10 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Buffalo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Buffalo
- Mon74°47°5%
- Tue85°51°18%
- Wed65°53°24%
- Thu67°49°14%
- Fri75°49°2%
- Sat74°58°38%
- Sun59°54°51%
- Mon73°56°21%
- Tue83°58°17%
- Wed85°60°10%
- Thu87°62°16%
- Fri75°61°16%
- Sat78°57°34%
- Sun83°61°35%
- Mon90°63°29%
- Tue98°69°27%
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 — Buffalo
SPC has placed Buffalo 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 Buffalo
- 57720