Weather in Central City, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Central City, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
32%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Central City, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
7p
63°
8p
57°
9p
54°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
69°
5p
67°
6p
Central City, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle32%69°41°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow41%53°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs96%44°28°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast87%53°23°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast33%65°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle48%52°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%65°42°
Central City, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Central City, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 69°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 12
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
Central City, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Central City, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:54 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Central City, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:28 AM
- Moonset
- 2:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Central City, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Central City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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).