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Weather in Erwin, South Dakota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Erwin, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
31%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Erwin, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
71°
9p
66°
10p
L 51°H 81°
Erwin, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    60%
    72°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    68%
    51°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    48°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Partly Cloudy
    64°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    66°53°
Erwin, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
061° · veering 43°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 12
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 12 · pk 43 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Erwin, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.82 inHg
Now
942.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939948
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Erwin, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Erwin, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Erwin, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Erwin, 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 →

Erwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 Erwin

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.