Newell, South Dakota Weather
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Newell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle53%0.01″77°54°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——85°52°+8°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——96°62°+11°
- SundayJun 7Overcast43%—99°68°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast43%—87°55°-12°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast13%—100°59°+13°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle21%0.13″94°61°-6°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:08 AM
- Moonset
- 3:51 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Newell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (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 — Newell
SPC has placed Newell in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.