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Weather in Elkton, South Dakota

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

Elkton, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
48°
Humidity
29%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Elkton, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
49°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
L 48°H 84°
Elkton, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    53%
    73°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    67%
    58°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    49°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Partly Cloudy
    63°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    15%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    64°52°
Elkton, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · veering 60°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
36
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
avg 10 · pk 36 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 30 — flags snap, branches bend.
Elkton, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.9
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 27.96 inHg
Now
946.9
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945951
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elkton, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elkton, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elkton, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
2:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elkton, 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 →

Elkton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Elkton

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.