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Weather in Highmore, South Dakota

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

Highmore, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
59
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
34%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Highmore, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
L 49°H 79°
Highmore, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    75°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    49%
    69°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    74%
    50°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    74%
    55°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    69°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    12%
    65°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    74°47°
Highmore, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
070° · backing 102°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
36
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
avg 12 · pk 36 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Highmore, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
940.9
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.78 inHg
Now
940.9
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938947
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Highmore, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Highmore, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Highmore, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Highmore, 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 →

Highmore at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 Highmore

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.