Weather in Lesterville, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lesterville, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
26%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Lesterville, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
63°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
76°
9p
71°
10p
Lesterville, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°49°
- SundayMay 17Rain44%79°57°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle67%55°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle59%57°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle23%68°54°
Lesterville, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lesterville, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
070° · veering 82°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
Lesterville, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lesterville, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lesterville, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lesterville, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lesterville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (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).