Weather in Faulkton, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Faulkton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
28%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Faulkton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
69°
9p
64°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
Faulkton, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—76°41°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain53%64°47°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain78%49°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy78%53°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—69°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle25%65°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%73°47°
Faulkton, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Faulkton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 115°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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
Faulkton, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Faulkton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Faulkton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Faulkton, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Faulkton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
- 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).