Weather in Lyons, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lyons, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
27%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Lyons, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
64°
11p
60°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
70°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
74°
9p
Lyons, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast12%81°47°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain43%73°54°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle64%58°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle64%52°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle25%64°53°
Lyons, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lyons, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
055° · veering 84°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
37
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
Lyons, 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
Lyons, 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 47m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lyons, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lyons, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lyons at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°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).