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Weather in Mayfield Colony, South Dakota

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

Mayfield Colony, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
32%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Mayfield Colony, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
8p
70°
9p
65°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
51°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
68°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
L 49°H 81°
Mayfield Colony, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    66°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    59%
    50°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    49°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    27%
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    68°51°
Mayfield Colony, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 76°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
27
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
avg 10 · pk 36 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Mayfield Colony, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.98 inHg
Now
947.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944951
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mayfield Colony, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Mayfield Colony, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mayfield Colony, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:30 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mayfield Colony, 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 →

Mayfield Colony at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 Mayfield Colony

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.