Weather in Dolton, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dolton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
26%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Dolton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
69°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
75°
9p
Dolton, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%83°50°
- SundayMay 17Showers43%74°57°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain63%54°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle63%55°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%65°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast21%67°55°
Dolton, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dolton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
071° · veering 66°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
52
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
Dolton, SD
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dolton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dolton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dolton, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dolton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 7 (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).