Weather in Bancroft, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bancroft, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
29%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Bancroft, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
59°
12a
55°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
57°
8a
66°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
70°
9p
64°
10p
Bancroft, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°47°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain53%71°53°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain66%52°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle64%50°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast28%66°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast21%68°51°
Bancroft, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bancroft, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 22°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Bancroft, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bancroft, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bancroft, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bancroft, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bancroft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (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).