Weather in Ardmore, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ardmore, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
62
°
Light Rain
Feels like
60°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Ardmore, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
44°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
48°
7a
56°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
62°
9p
Ardmore, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle37%78°48°
- SundayMay 17Rain31%62°47°
- MondayMay 18Snow98%50°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast69%60°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%73°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast35%64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%76°48°
Ardmore, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ardmore, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 149°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Ardmore, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ardmore, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:58 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ardmore, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:34 AM
- Moonset
- 2:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ardmore, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ardmore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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).