Weather in Marion, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marion, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
25%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Marion, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
68°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
69°
10p
Marion, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%82°49°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain40%75°59°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle68%55°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle63%55°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%65°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle24%66°54°
Marion, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Marion, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 30°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
41
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
Marion, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Marion, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marion, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Marion, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Marion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 7 (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).