Weather in Groton, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Groton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
33%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Groton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
72°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
59°
12a
55°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
55°
8a
64°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
Groton, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—73°44°
- SundayMay 17Rain50%67°49°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain65%50°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle65%49°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle18%65°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast21%74°50°
Groton, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Groton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
049° · veering 77°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Groton, SD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Groton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Groton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Groton, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Groton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (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).