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Weather in Midland, South Dakota

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

Midland, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
37%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Midland, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
45°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
50°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
75°
7p
69°
8p
62°
9p
L 42°H 80°
Midland, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    77°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    58%
    62°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    82%
    49°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    81%
    62°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    75°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    65°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    78°50°
Midland, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
085° · backing 168°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Midland, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.71 inHg
Now
938.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936946
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Midland, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Midland, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Midland, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
2:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Midland, 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 →

Midland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Midland

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.