Weather in Farmer, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Farmer, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
25%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Farmer, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
68°
10p
Farmer, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°47°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain49%74°55°
- MondayMay 18Rain73%53°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle60%55°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%65°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle21%71°54°
Farmer, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Farmer, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 30°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Farmer, SD
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Farmer, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Farmer, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Farmer, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Farmer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 8 (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).