Weather in Blackhawk, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blackhawk, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
64
°
Drizzle
Feels like
55°
Humidity
41%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Blackhawk, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
56°
2a
57°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
76°
5p
74°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
Blackhawk, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle23%76°49°
- SundayMay 17Rain42%57°46°
- MondayMay 18Snow87%46°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast65%61°28°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%71°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast46%64°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%70°45°
Blackhawk, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Blackhawk, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · backing 148°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
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
Blackhawk, 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
Blackhawk, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blackhawk, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:52 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Blackhawk, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Blackhawk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).