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Weather in Wagner, South Dakota

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

Wagner, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:17 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
31%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Wagner, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
81°
8p
75°
9p
69°
10p
65°
11p
L 50°H 88°
Wagner, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    76°54°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    69%
    53°43°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    60°41°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    69°38°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°44°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    74°52°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    24%
    83°54°
Wagner, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · veering 118°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 31 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 118° from the e.
Wagner, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.7
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.13 inHg
Now
952.7
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-5.2
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wagner, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
4.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wagner, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wagner, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
2:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wagner, 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 →

Wagner at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Wagner

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.