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Weather in Canistota, South Dakota

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

Canistota, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
25%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Canistota, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
69°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
74°
9p
68°
10p
L 52°H 86°
Canistota, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    82°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    46%
    73°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    67%
    54°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    58%
    53°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    65°54°
Canistota, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · steady
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
50
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 50 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Canistota, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.2
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.09 inHg
Now
951.2
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949958
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Canistota, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Canistota, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Canistota, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
2:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Canistota, 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 →

Canistota at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Canistota

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.