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Weather in Presho, South Dakota

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

Presho, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
43%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Presho, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
70°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
L 46°H 80°
Presho, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    45%
    69°49°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    85%
    49°39°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    71%
    60°39°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    71°39°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    68°50°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    24%
    76°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    22%
    87°56°
Presho, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · veering 174°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Presho, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.9
+2.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.81 inHg
Now
941.9
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 940949
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Presho, SD
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.3 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Presho, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Presho, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Presho, 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 →

Presho at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 Presho

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.