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

Mount Vernon, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
32%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Mount Vernon, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
58°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
58°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
66°
10p
L 49°H 85°
Mount Vernon, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    75°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    67%
    53°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    56°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    68°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    72°51°
Mount Vernon, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 93°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Mount Vernon, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.3
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.3
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-5.8
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Vernon, SD
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Vernon, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Vernon, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
2:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mount Vernon, 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 →

Mount Vernon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Mount Vernon

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.