Weather in Stephan, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stephan, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
41%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Stephan, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
48°
7a
55°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
67°
9p
63°
10p
58°
11p
Stephan, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Rain48%70°48°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle85%50°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast66%57°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers—69°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle11%66°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast22%75°47°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast17%85°56°
Stephan, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Stephan, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
071° · veering 52°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Stephan, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Stephan, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stephan, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Stephan, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Stephan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (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).