Weather in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
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Dakota Dunes, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
27%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Dakota Dunes, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
92°
5p
92°
6p
93°
7p
Dakota Dunes, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle—82°51°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm50%79°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle84%61°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle84%59°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—67°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle16%63°55°
Dakota Dunes, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dakota Dunes, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
088° · veering 160°
Direction
E
088°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Dakota Dunes, SD
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Dakota Dunes, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dakota Dunes, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dakota Dunes, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dakota Dunes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).