Weather in Prairie City, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairie City, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:51 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
36%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Prairie City, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
7p
64°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
48°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
71°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
Prairie City, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%70°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain58%59°45°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle81%44°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast48%60°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Rain11%73°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle22%63°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%72°47°
Prairie City, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Prairie City, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
098° · veering 92°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
37
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Prairie City, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Prairie City, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prairie City, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:18 AM
- Moonset
- 2:57 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Prairie City, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Prairie City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (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).