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Weather in Fairview, South Dakota

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

Fairview, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
19%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Fairview, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
88°
7p
L 53°H 90°
Fairview, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    69°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    80%
    63°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    55°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    67°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    18%
    63°54°
Fairview, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
078° · veering 60°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 30 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the ene.
Fairview, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fairview, SD
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Fairview, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairview, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 AM
Moonset
2:19 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fairview, 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 →

Fairview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 Fairview

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.