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Weather in Hetland, South Dakota

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

Hetland, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
29%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Hetland, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
72°
9p
67°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
L 48°H 82°
Hetland, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    59%
    68°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    63%
    53°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    63%
    49°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    65°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    65°53°
Hetland, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 35°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
38
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
avg 10 · pk 38 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Hetland, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.02 inHg
Now
948.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945952
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hetland, SD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Hetland, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hetland, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Hetland, 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 →

Hetland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Hetland

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.