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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
L 52°H 81°
Clear Lake, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    73°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    57%
    64°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    73%
    56°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    73%
    48°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    64°52°
Clear Lake, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Clear Lake, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.98 inHg
Now
947.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
+4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944951
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Clear Lake

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.