Weather in Spencer, South Dakota
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
Spencer, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°48°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain50%73°56°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle63%53°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle63%55°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%66°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%70°55°
Spencer, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Spencer, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).