Weather in Dell Rapids, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dell Rapids, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
30%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Dell Rapids, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
59°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
69°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
68°
10p
Dell Rapids, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%80°46°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain46%72°54°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle66%59°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle66%51°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle26%63°53°
Dell Rapids, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dell Rapids, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
053° · veering 61°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 10
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
Dell Rapids, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dell Rapids, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dell Rapids, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dell Rapids, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dell Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (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).