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Weather in Claremont, South Dakota

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

Claremont, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
44%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Claremont, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
60°
12a
56°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
69°
9p
64°
10p
L 48°H 79°
Claremont, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    71°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    54%
    71°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    79%
    50°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    49°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    64°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    27%
    73°50°
Claremont, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · backing 168°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
avg 13 · pk 31 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Claremont, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.46 inHg
Now
963.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Claremont, SD
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
63.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Claremont, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Claremont, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
2:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Claremont, 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 →

Claremont at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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).

ZIP codes in Claremont

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.