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

Freeman, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
26%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Freeman, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
66°
11p
63°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
58°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
75°
9p
L 54°H 87°
Freeman, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    82°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    41%
    72°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    54°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    61%
    55°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    67°54°
Freeman, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 55°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
41
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 41 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Freeman, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.09 inHg
Now
951.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950958
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Freeman, SD
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Freeman, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Freeman, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
2:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Freeman, 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 →

Freeman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 Freeman

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.