Weather in Sturgis, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sturgis, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
33%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Sturgis, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
50°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
Sturgis, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle21%74°45°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain42%59°45°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow87%45°35°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast72%62°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%73°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast43%61°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast24%71°48°
Sturgis, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sturgis, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
085° · veering 178°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 14
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
Sturgis, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sturgis, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:53 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sturgis, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 2:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sturgis, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Sturgis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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).