Weather in Rapid City, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rapid City, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
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Humidity
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Sunrise
11:26 AM
Sunset
2:14 AM
Rapid City, SD
7-day forecast
Rapid City, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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avg 0
Beaufort · 12 · NEAR GALE
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CALM
<1
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LIGHT AIR
1–3
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LIGHT BRZ
4–7
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GENTLE BRZ
8–12
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MOD BRZ
13–18
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FRESH BRZ
19–24
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STRONG BRZ
25–31
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NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rapid City, SD
Air quality
Air quality data unavailable for this location.
Rapid City, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
11:26 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
2:14 AM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rapid City, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rapid City, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Rapid City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: NaN°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (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).