Weather in Seneca, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Seneca, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
38%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Seneca, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
47°
6a
48°
7a
55°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
67°
9p
62°
10p
Seneca, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—75°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain54%68°46°
- MondayMay 18Rain87%50°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle87%53°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle13%69°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle15%64°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%74°46°
Seneca, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Seneca, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 164°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
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
Seneca, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Seneca, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Seneca, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Seneca, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Seneca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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).