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Weather in Raymond, South Dakota

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

Raymond, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
58
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
47°
Humidity
36%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Raymond, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
70°
9p
64°
10p
L 49°H 81°
Raymond, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    75°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    51%
    72°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    73%
    51°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    49°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    66°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    70°52°
Raymond, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
073° · steady
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 13
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 13 · pk 45 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Raymond, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.7
0.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Raymond, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.1 μg/m³
PM 10
2.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Raymond, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Raymond, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Raymond, 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 →

Raymond at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Raymond

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.