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Weather in Garretson, South Dakota

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

Garretson, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
22%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Garretson, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
64°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
83°
6p
79°
7p
L 49°H 89°
Garretson, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    50%
    69°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    60°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    51°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    27%
    63°53°
Garretson, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
069° · veering 15°
Direction
ENE
069°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
36
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 36 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the ene.
Garretson, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.23 inHg
Now
956.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953959
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Garretson, SD
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Garretson, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Garretson, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Garretson, 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 →

Garretson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Garretson

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.