Weather in Brandon, South Dakota
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
Brandon, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°46°
- SundayMay 17Light Showers45%73°53°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle70%60°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle70%53°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle26%64°53°
Brandon, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Brandon, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).