Weather in Madison, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madison, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
24%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Madison, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
72°
9p
67°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
Madison, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°48°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain59%70°56°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers63%54°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle63%51°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%64°53°
Madison, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Madison, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 91°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
36
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
Madison, SD
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Madison, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Madison, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:25 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Madison, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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).