Weather in Letcher, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Letcher, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
34%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Letcher, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
58°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
66°
10p
Letcher, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°45°
- SundayMay 17Rain50%74°54°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain70%53°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain62%56°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%67°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%72°51°
Letcher, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Letcher, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
071° · veering 87°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
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
Letcher, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Letcher, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Letcher, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Letcher, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Letcher at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (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).