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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
L 51°H 87°
Dolton, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    83°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    43%
    74°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    63%
    54°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    63%
    55°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    67°55°
Dolton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 10 · pk 52 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dolton, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Dolton

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.