Weather in Plankinton, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plankinton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
31%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Plankinton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
71°
9p
65°
10p
Plankinton, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°46°
- SundayMay 17Rain49%74°53°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle68%52°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle54%57°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%66°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%72°50°
Plankinton, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Plankinton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 84°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Plankinton, 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
Plankinton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plankinton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Plankinton, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Plankinton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°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).