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
Bridgewater, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°48°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle41%74°57°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle70%54°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle59%55°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%65°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast23%68°55°
Bridgewater, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bridgewater, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).