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

Faith, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
41%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Faith, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
70°
7p
63°
8p
58°
9p
L 47°H 75°
Faith, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    73°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    51%
    58°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    79%
    45°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    49%
    60°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    73°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    65°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    73°49°
Faith, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
095° · veering 120°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 15
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 15 · pk 39 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Faith, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
915.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.03 inHg
Now
915.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-5.4
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 913924
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Faith, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
4.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Faith, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Faith, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 AM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Faith, 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 →

Faith at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 Faith

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.