Weather in Oldham, South Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oldham, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
26%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Oldham, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
55°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
71°
9p
Oldham, SD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°46°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain57%72°55°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain67%53°43°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle62%49°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—64°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast19%66°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast21%65°53°
Oldham, SD
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oldham, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 31°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
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
Oldham, SD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oldham, 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 50m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oldham, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oldham, SD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Oldham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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).