Weather in Alpena, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alpena, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
33%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Alpena, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
57°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
71°
9p
65°
10p
Alpena, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°44°
- SundayMay 17Rain50%71°53°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain73%51°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle64%55°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%67°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%71°50°
Alpena, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alpena, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 128°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Alpena, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alpena, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alpena, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alpena, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Alpena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (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).