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Weather in Bruce, South Dakota

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

Bruce, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
41%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Bruce, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
71°
9p
66°
10p
62°
11p
L 48°H 83°
Bruce, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    58%
    69°52°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    55°43°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    70%
    48°40°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    65°35°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    66°44°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    65°53°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    29%
    77°50°
Bruce, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · veering 17°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
38
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 38 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bruce, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.04 inHg
Now
949.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948956
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bruce, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.7 μg/m³
PM 10
3.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bruce, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bruce, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
2:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bruce, 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 →

Bruce at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 Bruce

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.