Weather in Baltic, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Baltic, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
29%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Baltic, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
63°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
78°
6p
74°
7p
Baltic, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%79°46°
- SundayMay 17Rain47%69°53°
- MondayMay 18Rain68%59°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle68%51°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle23%64°53°
Baltic, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Baltic, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
082° · veering 126°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Baltic, SD
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Baltic, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Baltic, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Baltic, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Baltic at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 9 (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).