Weather in Rockham, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockham, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
34%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Rockham, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
68°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
54°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
47°
7a
53°
8a
61°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
Rockham, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—75°39°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain50%65°49°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain75%51°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast75%54°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers—69°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle19%64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%74°48°
Rockham, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rockham, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
053° · veering 87°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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
Rockham, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Rockham, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockham, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 2:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rockham, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Rockham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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).