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Weather in Lowry, South Dakota

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

Lowry, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
40%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Lowry, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
44°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
58°
10p
L 44°H 76°
Lowry, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    73°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    53%
    63°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    84%
    47°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    84%
    53°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    70°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    59°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    22%
    74°47°
Lowry, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · veering 138°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
43
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 43 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lowry, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.3
+1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.83 inHg
Now
942.3
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939948
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lowry, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
2.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lowry, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lowry, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
2:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lowry, 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 →

Lowry at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 Lowry

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.