Weather in Bushnell, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bushnell, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
33%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Bushnell, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
65°
10p
Bushnell, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°45°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain55%74°51°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle67%58°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle67%49°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—64°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle15%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%65°52°
Bushnell, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bushnell, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
051° · veering 27°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
42
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
Bushnell, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bushnell, 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 51m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bushnell, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bushnell, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bushnell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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).