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Weather in Trent, South Dakota

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

Trent, SD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
27%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Trent, SD
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
65°
11p
60°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
58°
8a
67°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
L 47°H 86°
Trent, SD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    72°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    65%
    59°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    51°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    15%
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    63°53°
Trent, SD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 67°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
40
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 40 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Trent, SD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.7
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.19 inHg
Now
954.7
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953959
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Trent, SD
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Trent, 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 47m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Trent, SD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Trent, 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 →

Trent at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 Trent

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.