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Weather in Maverick Junction, South Dakota

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

Maverick Junction, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:19 AM
59
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
56°
Humidity
84%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Maverick Junction, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
L 49°H 80°
Maverick Junction, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    43%
    79°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    53%
    59°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    82%
    46°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    51%
    63°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    22%
    74°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    36%
    67°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    76°49°
Maverick Junction, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
002° · backing 83°
Direction
N
002°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 34 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 83° from the n.
Maverick Junction, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
892.0
+1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 26.34 inHg
Now
892.0
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 888899
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maverick Junction, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.4 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Maverick Junction, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:56 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maverick Junction, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 AM
Moonset
2:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Maverick Junction, 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 →

Maverick Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 Maverick Junction

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.