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Weather in Bonesteel, South Dakota

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

Bonesteel, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
29%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Bonesteel, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
55°
4a
56°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
67°
10p
L 53°H 83°
Bonesteel, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    78°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    47%
    71°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    78%
    50°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    57°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    75°49°
Bonesteel, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 76°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 30 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 76° from the ene.
Bonesteel, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
934.3
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.59 inHg
Now
934.3
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-6.5
mb
24h
-4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933943
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bonesteel, SD
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bonesteel, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bonesteel, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 AM
Moonset
2:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bonesteel, 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 →

Bonesteel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Bonesteel

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.