Weather in Allen, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Allen, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
37%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Allen, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
56°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
68°
8p
62°
9p
Allen, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle54%78°46°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle48%60°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow99%46°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast74%58°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle23%71°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle24%66°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast23%72°48°
Allen, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Allen, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
154° · veering 150°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Allen, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Allen, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Allen, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 2:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Allen, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Allen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).