Weather in Elk Point, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Point, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
20%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Elk Point, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
73°
9p
73°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
90°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
93°
7p
Elk Point, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm47%76°61°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain81%61°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle81%58°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%68°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%63°54°
Elk Point, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elk Point, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
056° · veering 129°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Elk Point, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Elk Point, 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 41m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elk Point, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elk Point, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Elk Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).