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

Spencer, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
23%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Spencer, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
8p
73°
9p
67°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
L 48°H 85°
Spencer, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    50%
    73°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    63%
    53°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    55°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    12%
    66°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    70°55°
Spencer, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
095° · veering 147°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 37 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 147° from the e.
Spencer, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957963
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Spencer, SD
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Spencer, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spencer, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
2:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Spencer, 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 →

Spencer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Spencer

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.