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Weather in Waverly, South Dakota

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

Waverly, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:20 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
49%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Waverly, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
68°
9p
64°
10p
60°
11p
L 51°H 80°
Waverly, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    66°46°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    78%
    52°41°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    78%
    46°38°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°34°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    29%
    65°45°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    66°51°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    25%
    74°49°
Waverly, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
052° · veering 90°
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
avg 14 · pk 33 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Waverly, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937944
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waverly, SD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.2 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
69.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Waverly, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waverly, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
2:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Waverly, 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 →

Waverly at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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 Waverly

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.