Weather in Fairfax, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfax, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
21%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Fairfax, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
60°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
66°
10p
Fairfax, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast14%79°50°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers45%71°51°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain76%50°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle62%58°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle14%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast21%75°49°
Fairfax, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairfax, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
082° · veering 73°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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
Fairfax, SD
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairfax, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairfax, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:13 AM
- Moonset
- 2:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairfax, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fairfax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (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).