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Weather in Strandburg, South Dakota

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

Strandburg, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
40%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Strandburg, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
71°
7p
L 54°H 77°
Strandburg, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    70°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    63%
    61°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    73%
    56°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    47°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    22%
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    66°53°
Strandburg, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · veering 73°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 9 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 73° from the nne.
Strandburg, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.09 inHg
Now
951.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947954
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Strandburg, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.5 μg/m³
PM 10
2.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Strandburg, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Strandburg, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Strandburg, 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 →

Strandburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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).

ZIP codes in Strandburg

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.