Weather in Ashton, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:24 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
46%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Ashton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
53°
8a
62°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
69°
9p
63°
10p
60°
11p
Ashton, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Rain47%72°51°
- MondayMay 18Rain76%51°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle76%52°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers—68°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle18%64°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%74°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast24%81°53°
Ashton, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ashton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 113°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
27
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
Ashton, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ashton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ashton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ashton, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ashton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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).