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Weather in Little Eagle, South Dakota

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

Little Eagle, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
37%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Little Eagle, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
44°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
76°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
73°
7p
67°
8p
60°
9p
L 44°H 78°
Little Eagle, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    71°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    75%
    54°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    66%
    49°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    66%
    56°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    72°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    66°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    76°49°
Little Eagle, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
092° · veering 136°
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 12
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 12 · pk 36 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Little Eagle, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.6
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.04 inHg
Now
949.6
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Little Eagle, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
1.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Little Eagle, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
5:10 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Little Eagle, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
2:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Little Eagle, 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 →

Little Eagle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 Little Eagle

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.