Weather in Chester, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
24%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Chester, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
68°
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
48°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
69°
9a
78°
10a
79°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
Chester, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°47°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle49%74°56°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle67%57°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle67%51°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%64°53°
Chester, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Chester, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 82°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 10
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
Chester, SD
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chester, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chester, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chester, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 9 (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).