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Weather in Bridgewater, South Dakota

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

Bridgewater, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
24%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Bridgewater, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
69°
9a
76°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
74°
9p
68°
10p
L 50°H 87°
Bridgewater, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    41%
    74°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    54°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    59%
    55°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    65°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    68°55°
Bridgewater, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 27°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
47
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
avg 11 · pk 47 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bridgewater, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.1
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.20 inHg
Now
955.1
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bridgewater, SD
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bridgewater, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bridgewater, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
2:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bridgewater, 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 →

Bridgewater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Bridgewater

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.