Weather in Watertown, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watertown, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
48%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Watertown, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
57°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
48°
7a
56°
8a
65°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
66°
9p
60°
10p
Watertown, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—72°44°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain59%67°48°
- MondayMay 18Rain75%52°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle75%47°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle29%66°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle23%67°52°
Watertown, SD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Watertown, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
058° · backing 144°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Watertown, SD
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Watertown, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watertown, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 2:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Watertown, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Watertown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).