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Weather in Ashland Heights, South Dakota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ashland Heights, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
66
°
Drizzle
Feels like
61°
Humidity
35%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Ashland Heights, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
51°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
L 49°H 77°
Ashland Heights, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    77°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    33%
    60°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    90%
    47°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    52%
    62°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    74°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    33%
    66°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    73°48°
Ashland Heights, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
267° · backing 72°
Direction
W
267°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 30 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 72° from the w.
Ashland Heights, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
897.9
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.51 inHg
Now
897.9
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 894905
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ashland Heights, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ashland Heights, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ashland Heights, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ashland Heights, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ashland Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Ashland Heights

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.