Weather in Box Elder, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Box Elder, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
58
°
Rain
Feels like
51°
Humidity
65%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Box Elder, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
48°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
Box Elder, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain35%78°45°
- SundayMay 17Rain51%61°49°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow90%47°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast51%63°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%75°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast31%66°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast21%74°48°
Box Elder, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Box Elder, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 160°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
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
Box Elder, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Box Elder, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Box Elder, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:26 AM
- Moonset
- 2:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Box Elder, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Box Elder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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).