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Weather in Sinai, South Dakota

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

Sinai, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
28%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Sinai, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
64°
8a
72°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
L 52°H 83°
Sinai, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    77°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    54%
    71°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    67%
    54°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    67%
    49°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    64°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    64°52°
Sinai, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · veering 56°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sinai, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.2
+1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.91 inHg
Now
945.2
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944950
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sinai, 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
Sinai, SD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sinai, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:25 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sinai, 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 →

Sinai 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 Sinai

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.