Weather in Clear Lake, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clear Lake, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
31%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Clear Lake, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
71°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
Clear Lake, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—73°45°
- SundayMay 17Rain57%64°50°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle73%56°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle73%48°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle17%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle17%64°52°
Clear Lake, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Clear Lake, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
035° · veering 74°
Direction
NE
035°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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
Clear Lake, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Clear Lake, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clear Lake, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Clear Lake, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Clear Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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).