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Weather in Clark, South Dakota

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

Clark, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
56
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
39%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Clark, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
58°
12a
55°
1a
56°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
63°
10p
L 50°H 79°
Clark, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    74°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    54%
    70°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    74%
    50°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    74%
    48°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    28%
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    67°52°
Clark, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 44°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
37
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
avg 12 · pk 37 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Clark, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.4
0.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.89 inHg
Now
944.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941949
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Clark, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.9 μg/m³
PM 10
2.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Clark, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clark, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Clark, 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 →

Clark at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Clark

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.