Weather in Howard, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Howard, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:17 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
47°
Humidity
26%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Howard, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
56°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
71°
9p
65°
10p
62°
11p
Howard, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Heavy Rain59%71°55°
- MondayMay 18Rain67%53°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle58%52°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%65°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%67°54°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle27%77°51°
Howard, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Howard, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
062° · backing 14°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 13
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
Howard, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Howard, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Howard, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Howard, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Howard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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).