Weather in Running Water, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Running Water, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
24%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Running Water, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
73°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
63°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
72°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
Running Water, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%81°51°
- SundayMay 17Overcast42%75°55°
- MondayMay 18Rain67%55°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle67%60°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%65°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle18%73°54°
Running Water, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Running Water, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
098° · veering 134°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Running Water, SD
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Running Water, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Running Water, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Running Water, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Running Water at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (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).