Weather in Crooks, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crooks, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
22%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Crooks, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
65°
11p
61°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
72°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
74°
9p
Crooks, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast14%82°50°
- SundayMay 17Rain47%71°54°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle66%59°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle66%52°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%64°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle25%64°53°
Crooks, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Crooks, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
064° · veering 67°
Direction
ENE
064°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
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
Crooks, SD
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Crooks, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crooks, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Crooks, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Crooks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°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).