Weather in Fort Thompson, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Thompson, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
52°
Humidity
35%
Wind
21 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Fort Thompson, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
54°
8a
63°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
72°
9p
65°
10p
Fort Thompson, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—79°43°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain41%70°50°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle81%51°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast62%59°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—70°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle11%67°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast23%77°48°
Fort Thompson, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fort Thompson, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 135°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
21
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fort Thompson, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Thompson, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Thompson, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Thompson, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fort Thompson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (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).