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

Brandon, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
28%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Brandon, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
68°
10p
64°
11p
60°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
47°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
L 47°H 89°
Brandon, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    45%
    73°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    70%
    60°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    53°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    26%
    64°53°
Brandon, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 131°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 36 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 131° from the ene.
Brandon, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brandon, SD
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Brandon, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brandon, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Brandon, 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 →

Brandon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Brandon

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.