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Weather in Gayville, South Dakota

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

Gayville, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
22%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Gayville, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
58°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
79°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
89°
7p
82°
8p
77°
9p
L 51°H 91°
Gayville, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    41%
    82°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    75%
    58°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    75%
    58°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    67°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    67°55°
Gayville, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 127°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
avg 9 · pk 25 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Gayville, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.3
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.3
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gayville, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gayville, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gayville, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
2:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Gayville, 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 →

Gayville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Gayville

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.