Weather in Pukwana, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pukwana, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
29%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Pukwana, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
73°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
45°
6a
45°
7a
53°
8a
62°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
80°
7p
Pukwana, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain46%74°50°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers64%50°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast64%57°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—70°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle15%67°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast28%76°49°
Pukwana, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Pukwana, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 104°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Pukwana, SD
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Pukwana, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pukwana, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Pukwana, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Pukwana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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).