Weather in Ward, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ward, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
28%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Ward, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
63°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
61°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
66°
10p
Ward, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°46°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain51%73°53°
- MondayMay 18Rain69%59°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle69%49°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast15%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle18%63°52°
Ward, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ward, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
050° · veering 56°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 11
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
Ward, SD
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ward, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ward, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ward, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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).