Weather in Buffalo, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
57
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
40%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Buffalo, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
68°
7p
62°
8p
57°
9p
Buffalo, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—73°43°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain43%61°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle68%45°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast46%61°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—73°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle18%66°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%73°48°
Buffalo, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Buffalo, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
101° · veering 173°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 13
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
Buffalo, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buffalo, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:21 AM
- Moonset
- 3:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Buffalo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (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).