Weather in Parkston, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Parkston, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
28%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Parkston, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
74°
9p
68°
10p
Parkston, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%83°49°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain38%75°55°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle75%54°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle60%57°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%71°54°
Parkston, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Parkston, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 84°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 9
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
Parkston, SD
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Parkston, 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 44m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parkston, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Parkston, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Parkston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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).